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foible
[ foi-buhl ]
noun
- a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect:
an all-too-human foible.
Synonyms: peculiarity, eccentricity, crotchet, quirk, frailty
Antonyms: strength
- the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point ( forte ).
foible
/ ˈfɔɪbəl /
noun
- a slight peculiarity or minor weakness; idiosyncrasy
- the most vulnerable part of a sword's blade, from the middle to the tip Compare forte 1
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of foible1
C17: from obsolete French, from obsolete adj: feeble
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See fault.
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Example Sentences
His foible met the flash of the other man's forte, and his blade bounced aside like a sprung bow.
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Il ne suffit pas de dire que l'esprit est foible, il faut lui faire sentir ses foiblesses.
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Emancipation is all a delusion, a foible, a fantasy, an idle dream!
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Judith consented to consult her; Mary soon found out the foible of the poor woman.
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And now and then a human foible might be recorded by the stonemason without risk of undermining society's foundations.
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