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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).

RELATED WORDS

quirk, idiosyncrasy, failing, peculiarity, eccentricity, shortcoming, weakness, frailty, infirmity, kink, vice, fault, oddity, defect, mannerism, characteristic, singularity

Nearby words

fogram, fogy, foh, foi, foia, foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman

Origin of foible

1640–50; < French, obsolete form of faible feeble
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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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