Associations to the word «Imbecility»

Wiktionary

IMBECILITY, noun. The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.
IMBECILITY, noun. Something imbecilic; a stupid action, behaviour, etc.

Dictionary definition

IMBECILITY, noun. Retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot.
IMBECILITY, noun. A stupid mistake.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats