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1.
a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
2.
the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (opposed to forte).
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- Both fly-fishing and writing abound with foible and reward.
- Her decision seems to have been tolerated as a personal foible and a matter for gossip.
- It denies the existence of fear and greed and every human grace and foible.
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| foible (ˈfɔɪbəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a slight peculiarity or minor weakness; idiosyncrasy |
| 2. | Compare forte the most vulnerable part of a sword's blade, from the middle to the tip |
| [C17: from obsolete French, from obsolete adj: | |
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foible
1640s, "weak point of a sword blade" (contrasted to forte), from Fr. foible (adj.) "weak," from O.Fr. foible "feeble," dissimilated from L. flebilis (see feeble). Extended sense of "weak point of character" is first recorded 1670s. Related: Foibles.
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