Infirm vs Strengthless - What's the difference?
infirm | strengthless | Synonyms |
Weak or ill, not in good health.
* Shakespeare
Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
* Burke
* Shakespeare
Fail; unstable; insecure.
* South
To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
Being weak or powerless, lacking strength.
Having no special abilities or talents, lacking strengths.
Infirm is a synonym of strengthless.
As adjectives the difference between infirm and strengthless
is that infirm is weak or ill, not in good health while strengthless is being weak or powerless, lacking strength.As a verb infirm
is to contradict, to provide proof that something is not.infirm
English
Adjective
(er)- 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.
- A poor, infirm , weak, and despised old man.
- An infirm judgment.
- Infirm of purpose!
- He who fixes on false principles treads on infirm ground.
Verb
(en verb)- 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.