Synonyms for debility
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Noun
1. Feebleness
feebleness, infirmity, weakness, frailty, lassitude, exhaustion, languor, enervation, atony, valetudinarianism, frailness
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Definitions
- n. 1
A state of physical or mental weakness.
Forms
- Plural
- debilities → feeblenesses, infirmities, weaknesses, frailties…
Example sentences
- weakness You should not take advantage of others' weakness.
- infirmity Fadil's infirmity didn't slow him down.
- prostration Sami makes prostration after scoring goals.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| debility | steady | |
| weakness | rising | |
| frailty | rising | |
| infirmity | steady | |
| feebleness | steady | |
| prostration | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- atony
- 7 letters
- frailty2, languor
- 8 letters
- weakness2
- 9 letters
- infirmity4, lassitude, frailness
- 10 letters
- exhaustion3, feebleness, enervation
- 11 letters
- prostration3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (frailty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- débilité