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infirmity vs asthenia

asthenia vs infirmity

infirmity and asthenia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infirmity Yes No No No
asthenia Yes No No No
As nouns, asthenia is a hyponym of infirmity; that is, asthenia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infirmity:
  • infirmity: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
  • asthenia: an abnormal loss of strength
Other hyponyms of infirmity include astheny, cachexia, cachexy, wasting, sickliness.
infirmity (noun) asthenia (noun)
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) an abnormal loss of strength
Difference between infirmity and asthenia

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