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debility

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Synonyms & Antonyms of debility

the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor

our grandmother's debility is due in large part to her advanced age

Synonyms for debility

asthenia,
debilitation,
delicacy,
enervation,
enfeeblement,
faintness,
feebleness,
fragility,
frailness,
frailty,
infirmity,
languidness,
languor,
listlessness,
lowness,
weakness,
wimpiness

Words Related to debility

decay,
decrepitude

breakdown,
collapse,
prostration

exhaustion,
fatigue,
lassitude,
weariness

defenselessness,
helplessness,
impotence,
impuissance,
powerlessness

effeteness,
softness,
tenderness

disablement,
incapacitation,
invalidism

damage,
harm,
hurt,
impairment,
injury

Near Antonyms for debility

energy,
vitality

brawniness,
fitness,
heftiness,
huskiness,
lustiness,
muscularity,
virility

hardness,
ruggedness,
stoutness,
sturdiness,
toughness

health,
healthiness,
soundness,
wellness

Antonyms for debility

hardihood,
hardiness,
robustness,
strength,
vigor

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