'Imbecilities' definitions:
Definition of 'Imbecilities'
From: GCIDE
- Imbecility \Im`be*cil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Imbecilities. [L. imbecillitas: cf. F. imb['e]cillit['e].] The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp. of mind. [1913 Webster]
- Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a meanness of courage and imbecility of mind. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- Note: This term is used specifically to denote natural weakness of the mental faculties, affecting one's power to act reasonably or intelligently.
- Syn: Debility; infirmity; weakness; feebleness; impotence. See Debility. [1913 Webster]