Health
Health noun - The condition of being sound in body.
Usage example: Sam gradually regained his health after a long bout with cholera
Infirmity
Infirmity noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
Usage example: an 18th-century quack who specialized in those mysterious infirmities that are known only to the idle rich
Nearby Word: infirm
How words are described
| physical | physical health | physical infirmity |
| considerable | considerable health | considerable infirmity |
Cite this Source
Infirmity and Health. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/health/infirmity
Health & Infirmity. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/health/infirmity>.
Infirmity or Health. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/health/infirmity.
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