DEBILITIES
Noun
debilities
plural of debility
Source: Wiktionary
DEBILITY
De*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. debilitas, fr. debilis weak, prob. fr. de-
+ habilis able: cf. F. débilité. See Able, a.]
Definition: The state of being weak; weakness; feebleness; languor.
The inconveniences of too strong a perspiration, which are debility,
faintness, and sometimes sudden death. Arbuthnot.
Syn.
– Debility, Infirmity, Imbecility. An infirmity belongs, for the
most part, to particular members, and is often temporary, as of the
eyes, etc. Debility is more general, and while it lasts impairs the
ordinary functions of nature. Imbecility attaches to the whole frame,
and renders it more or less powerless. Debility may be constitutional
or may be the result or superinduced causes; Imbecility is always
constitutional; infirmity is accidental, and results from sickness or
a decay of the frame. These words, in their figurative uses, have the
same distinctions; we speak of infirmity of will, debility of body,
and an Imbecility which affects the whole man; but Imbecility is
often used with specific reference to feebleness of mind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition