foible

foi·ble

F0222600 (foi′bəl)n.1. A minor weakness or failing of character.2. The weaker section of a sword blade, from the middle to the tip.

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[Obsolete French foible, weak point of a sword, weak, from Old French feble, weak; see feeble.]

foible

(ˈfɔɪbəl) n1. a slight peculiarity or minor weakness; idiosyncrasy2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the most vulnerable part of a sword's blade, from the middle to the tip. Compare forte¹²[C17: from obsolete French, from obsolete adj: feeble]

foi•ble

(ˈfɔɪ bəl)

n. 1. a minor weakness or failing of character. 2. a quirk or eccentricity of character. 3. the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and the point, less strong than the forte. [1640–50; < French, variant of faible feeble] syn: See fault.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foible - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individualidiosyncrasy, mannerismdistinctiveness, specialness, specialty, peculiarity, speciality - a distinguishing trait
	2.	foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tippart, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

foible

noun idiosyncrasy, failing, fault, weakness, defect, quirk, imperfection, peculiarity, weak point, infirmity human foibles and weaknesses

foible

nounAn imperfection of character:failing, fault, frailty, infirmity, shortcoming, weakness, weak point.

Translations

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