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
Throughout his career, Neill pitted himself against creatures both real and imagined — or, even more often, somewhere in-between — to reveal humanity’s foibles in the face of the freakish and fantastic.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Like the large so-called moon jar that opens the exhibition, these capacious bowls glazed in eggshell white flaunt their foibles with wobbling edges that give character to otherwise pure forms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Writing about their failures, foibles and frustrations did not lessen the hold that these three men and their movie magic have on Fischer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Surely I don't have to remind you that our professional duty is not to our own foibles and sentiments, but to the wishes of our employer.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
