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单词 foiblesse
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foiblessen.

Etymology: < French foiblesse, obsolete spelling of faiblesse , < faible feeble adj. and n.
? Obsolete.
a. A characteristic weakness; a failing.
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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).
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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).
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