Synonyms:
infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism
Meaning: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
Usage examples
The disease rapidly produces intense debility, and therefore the strength should be maintained from the very commencement by frequent small doses of strong beef-tea, into which one grain of quinine has been introduced twice a day, a small quantity of port wine (from half to one teaspoonful) according to the size of the cat, and the state of debility.