Foible

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A minor weakness or failing of character.
  • n. The weaker section of a sword blade, from the middle to the tip.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Weak.
  • n. A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit or way (usage is typically plural), that is slightly strange or silly.
  • n. Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.
  • n. A weakness or failing of character.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Weak; feeble.
  • n. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty.
  • n. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Feeble; weak.
  • n. That part of the blade of a sword which is included between the middle and the point. Formerly also feeble and faible.
  • n. A special weakness of character; a failing; a weak point; a fault of a not very serious kind.
  • n. Synonyms Infirmity, imperfection, defect, fault.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  • n. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
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    weak    feeble    weakness    infirmity    frailty    defect    imperfection    failing    fault   
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