debility

English

Etymology

From Middle English debylite, from Old French debilite, from Latin debilitas (“weakness”), from debilis (“weak”), from de- + habilis (“able”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈbɪlɪti/

Noun

debility (plural debilities)

1. A state of physical or mental weakness.

Translations

state of weakness

• Bulgarian: безсилие (bg) (bezsilie), немощ (bg) (nemošt)

Related terms

• debile
• debilitate
• debilitation

External links

• debility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• debility in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911