foible
noun
a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect.
foibles
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pluralof foible.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“It is infectious to play a character who sees the best in people and isn’t mad at the world for all its foibles and bullies and shadows,” Sudeikis recently told the Hollywood Reporter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
His new special is filled with jokes about his childhood in New York and as a sharp-tongued Gen Xer commenting on the foibles of both his own generation and those of young adults.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Long-married people who are getting on in years do learn to accept one another’s foibles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
This image, of a young woman with dreams, goals and a few foibles, is what historian William J. Mann sketches in his sensitive new book, “Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
After that, as products of very different backgrounds they were continually scared stiff of hurting each other’s feelings; hence they understood and tolerated their respective foibles almost to the point of obsequiousness.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
