Definition for DE-BIL'I-TY

DE-BIL'I-TY, n. [L. debilitas, from debilis.]

Relaxation of the solids; weakness; feebleness; languor of body; faintness; imbecility; as, morbid sweats induce debility. [It may be applied to the mind, but this is less common.]

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