单词 | foiblesse |
释义 | foiblessen. ? Obsolete. a. A characteristic weakness; a failing. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [noun] > moral weakness > a moral weakness debilitya1533 frailtya1616 weakness1645 foible1673 feeble1678 foiblesse1685 weak point1827 1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice iv. 38 Besides, i've another humour, but that's a Foibless will ridicule me. 1755 W. Huggins in W. Huggins & T. H. Croker tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso I. Pref. 5 I..must acknowledge my own foiblesse in conception of a sensible pleasure, when [etc.]. 1813 Jeffrey in Edinb. Rev. 21 294 A mere foiblesse. b. A liking or ‘weakness’ for (something). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > inordinate liking or weakness > for something specific weakness1822 foiblesse1834 1834 Edinb. Rev. 59 153 Our own foiblesse for such speculations might tempt us to select a few more samples. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1685 |
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