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infirmity vs wasting

wasting vs infirmity

infirmity and wasting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infirmity Yes No No No
wasting Yes No No No
As nouns, wasting is a hyponym of infirmity; that is, wasting 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)
  • wasting: any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Other hyponyms of infirmity include asthenia, astheny, cachexia, cachexy, sickliness.
infirmity (noun) wasting (noun)
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Difference between infirmity and wasting

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