Infirmities
[ɪn'fɜ:mətɪz]
Definition
(pl. ) of Infirmity
Edited by Allison
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of infirmities, denotes misfortune in love and business; enemies are not to be misunderstood, and sickness may follow. To dream that you see others infirm, denotes that you may have various troubles and disappointments in business.
Typist: Stephanie
Examples
- I wish that the dread of infirmities was not so strong in me! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- We have been unfortunate, and recent events have drawn us from that every-day tranquillity befitting my years and infirmities. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- And to bear with my infirmities, Jane: to overlook my deficiencies. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But age has its little infirmities of temper, and she was not quite brought round yet. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Dr. Franklin's increasing infirmities prevented his regular attendance at the council chamber, and in 1788 he retired wholly from public life. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- That's one of the many human infirmities which I always treat tenderly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mr. Pickwick nodded his readiness to humour the infirmities of age, and entered into a general conversation with the other members of the circle. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But with the blood of this ancient royal race, many of their infirmities had descended to Athelstane. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Have compassion on my infirmities for his sake. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He procured prolonged leave of absence from the East India House, and indeed, his infirmities were daily increasing. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Stephanie