'Foible' definitions:
Definition of 'foible'
(from WordNet)
noun
A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual [syn: idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerism]
noun
The weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
Definition of 'Foible'
From: GCIDE
- Foible \Foi"ble\, a. [OF. foible. See Feeble.] Weak; feeble. [Obs.] --Lord Herbert. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Foible'
From: GCIDE
- Foible \Foi"ble\, n.
- 1. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty. [1913 Webster]
- A disposition radically noble and generous, clouded and overshadowed by superficial foibles. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte. [Written also faible.]
- Syn: Fault; imperfection; failing; weakness; infirmity; frailty; defect. See Fault. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'foible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad habit,
- besetting sin,
- blemish,
- bug,
- catch,
- crack,
- crotchet,
- defect,
- defection,
- deficiency,
- drawback,
- eccentricity,
- failing,
- failure,
- fault,
- faute,
- flaw,
- frailty,
- hang-up,
- hole,
- idiosyncrasy,
- imperfection,
- inadequacy,
- infirmity,
- kink,
- little problem,
- moral flaw,
- peculiarity,
- preoccupation,
- problem,
- quirk,
- rift,
- shortcoming,
- snag,
- something missing,
- taint,
- vice,
- vulnerable place,
- weak link,
- weak point,
- weak side,
- weakness