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infirm
English
Etymology
From Middle English infirme, from Latin infirmus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?f?m/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Adjective
infirm (comparative infirmer, superlative infirmest)
- Weak or ill, not in good health.
- He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate.
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III, Scene 2,[1]
- […] Here I stand your slave,
- A poor, infirm, weak, and despis’d old man.
- Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act II, Scene 2,[2]
- Infirm of purpose!
- Give me the daggers: […]
- 1797, Edmund Burke, A Third Letter to a Member of the Present Parliament: On the Proposals for Peace with the Regicide Directory of France, London: F.&C. Rivington, p. 30,[3]
- […] vehement passion does not always indicate an infirm judgment.
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act II, Scene 2,[2]
- Frail; unstable; insecure.
- 1667, Robert South, “The Practice of Religion Enforced by Reason” in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, London: Thomas Bennet, p. 3,[4]
- He who fixes upon false Principles, treads upon Infirm ground, and so sinks […]
- 1667, Robert South, “The Practice of Religion Enforced by Reason” in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, London: Thomas Bennet, p. 3,[4]
Synonyms
- crank, ill, sick, unwell
Related terms
- infirmary
Translations
Verb
infirm (third-person singular simple present infirms, present participle infirming, simple past and past participle infirmed)
- To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
- The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether your probability for it increases or decreases during the episode.
Synonyms
- disconfirm
Antonyms
- confirm
Derived terms
- infirmation
Translations
Anagrams
- Firmin
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in?firm/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French infirme, from Latin infirmus.
Adjective
infirm m or n (feminine singular infirm?, masculine plural infirmi, feminine and neuter plural infirme)
- crippled
- Synonyms: invalid, schilod, beteag
Declension
Related terms
- infirmitate
Noun
infirm m (plural infirmi, feminine equivalent infirm?)
- cripple, invalid
- Synonyms: invalid, schilod
Declension
Etymology 2
Inflected form of infirma (“to invalidate”).
Verb
infirm
- inflection of infirma:
- first-person singular present indicative
- first-person singular present subjunctive
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flimsy
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain. First used in the 18th century. Perhaps a metathesis of film +? -s +? -y; or related to flimflam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fl?mzi/
Adjective
flimsy (comparative flimsier or more flimsy, superlative flimsiest or most flimsy)
- Likely to bend or break under pressure.
- Synonyms: weak, shaky, flexible, fragile
- Antonyms: robust, strong, sturdy
- 1715, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals
- All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
- (figuratively) Weak; ill-founded.
- Synonyms: weak, feeble, unconvincing
- Antonyms: well-founded, substantiated
Translations
Noun
flimsy (plural flimsies)
- Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 251:
- Smiley peered once more at the flimsy which he still clutched in his pudgy hand.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 251:
- (naval slang) A service certificate
- 1964, Australia. Parliament, Records of the Proceedings and Printed Papers of the Parliament
- A perusal of the comments of officers under whom he has served as recorded in his “flimsies" indicates that he has almost consistently received high commendation for his service.
- 1994, John Wells, The Royal Navy: An Illustrated Social History, 1870-1982 (page 7)
- Regulations required a commanding officer to render annual confidential reports on the character and ability of his officers - with particular reference to sobriety - on forms known as 'flimsies'.
- 1964, Australia. Parliament, Records of the Proceedings and Printed Papers of the Parliament
- (informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
- (slang) A banknote.
Translations
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