foible

[ foi-buhl ]

/ ˈfɔɪ bəl /

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noun

a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.

the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (opposed to forte).

Origin of foible

First recorded in 1640–50; from French, obsolete form of faible feeble

SYNONYMS FOR foible

1 frailty, quirk, crotchet, eccentricity, peculiarity.

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ANTONYMS FOR foible

1 strength.

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synonym study for foible

1. See fault.

Words nearby foible

fog signal, fogy, föhn, FOI, FOIA, foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman

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Example sentences from the Web for foible

Not that I particularly wish to know; because curiosity is a foible that I detest.
Single Life|John Baldwin Buckstone
Mrs. Vint had pricked his conscience, but she had wounded his foible.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
Apart from trickery and fraud, to imitate seems to be a foible of humanity.
Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass|Lewis F. Day
However, curiosity is the foible of her sex, and I accompanied her daily to the encampment without a murmur.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

Vagueness was his foible, the relaxation of an intellect uncomfortably keen.
The Helpmate|May Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for foible

foible

/ (ˈfɔɪbəl) /

noun

a slight peculiarity or minor weakness; idiosyncrasy

the most vulnerable part of a sword's blade, from the middle to the tipCompare forte 1 (def. 2)

Word Origin for foible

C17: from obsolete French, from obsolete adj: feeble

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单词	foible
释义	foible [ foi-buhl ] / ˈfɔɪ bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foible ON THESAURUS.COM noun a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible. the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (opposed to forte). Origin of foible First recorded in 1640–50; from French, obsolete form of faible feeble SYNONYMS FOR foible 1 frailty, quirk, crotchet, eccentricity, peculiarity. SEE SYNONYMS FOR foible ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR foible 1 strength. SEE ANTONYMS FOR foible ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for foible 1. See fault. Words nearby foible fog signal, fogy, föhn, FOI, FOIA, foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foible Not that I particularly wish to know; because curiosity is a foible that I detest. Single Life\|John Baldwin Buckstone Mrs. Vint had pricked his conscience, but she had wounded his foible. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866\|Various Apart from trickery and fraud, to imitate seems to be a foible of humanity. Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass\|Lewis F. Day However, curiosity is the foible of her sex, and I accompanied her daily to the encampment without a murmur. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men\|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing Vagueness was his foible, the relaxation of an intellect uncomfortably keen. The Helpmate\|May Sinclair British Dictionary definitions for foible foible / (ˈfɔɪbəl) / noun a slight peculiarity or minor weakness; idiosyncrasy the most vulnerable part of a sword's blade, from the middle to the tipCompare forte 1 (def. 2) Word Origin for foible C17: from obsolete French, from obsolete adj: feeble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foible quirk, idiosyncrasy, failing, peculiarity, eccentricity, shortcoming, weakness, frailty, infirmity, kink, vice, fault, oddity, defect, mannerism, characteristic, singularity
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foible

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