Antonyms for debility
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dih-bil-i-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈbɪl ɪ ti |
Definition of debility
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French debilite (Modern French débilité) or directly from Latin debilitatem (nominative debilitas) "a laming, crippling, weakening," from debilis "lame, disabled, crippled," figuratively "weak, helpless," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + -bilis "strength," from PIE root *bel- (see Bolshevik).
- noun incapacity, weakness
- It is wrong that the Unknown should profit by man's debility and ignorance.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- It affects the nerves, causing irritability and debility in them.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- One is not accountable for words uttered in moments of debility and hunger.
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- This is, generally, the result of debility, or severe labor.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
- They lead to excitement and debility, sometimes to danger and disease.
- Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
- The debility of age and dropsical legs had long oppressed him.
- Extract from : « An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses » by William Withering
- Such is the power of oratory, and such the debility of the human understanding!
- Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin
- Either a cathartic or an emetic will leave the system under some debility.
- Extract from : « A New Guide for Emigrants to the West » by J. M. Peck
- A valuable tonic in all conditions of debility and want of appetite.
- Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis
- Twenty lines a week for six months: what a "cure" for debility!
- Extract from : « Mental Efficiency » by Arnold Bennett
Synonyms for debility
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