Foible
21foible — foi|ble [ˈfɔıbəl] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Early modern French, from Old French feble; FEEBLE] a small weakness or strange habit that someone has, which does not harm anyone else = ↑peculiarity ▪ We all have our little foibles …
22foible — foi|ble [ fɔıbl ] noun count a way of thinking or behaving that is unusual and strange or annoying …
23foible — see FEEBLE …
24foible — foi·ble || fɔɪbl n. weakness; weak point of a sword …
25foible — [ fɔɪb(ə)l] noun 1》 a minor weakness or eccentricity. 2》 Fencing the part of a sword blade from the middle to the point. Compare with forte1. Origin C16 (as adjective in the sense feeble ): from obs. Fr., in OFr. fieble (see feeble) …
26foible — n. Frailty, weakness, failing, defect, infirmity, imperfection, fault, weak point, weak side, blind side …
27foible — noun (C) a habit or feature of someone s character which is a little strange or silly: We all have our little foibles …
28Foible — A Renaissance term for the upper portion on a sword blade which is weaker (or feeble ) but has more agility and speed and which does most of the attacking …
29foible — noun tolerating each other s foibles Syn: weakness, failing, shortcoming, flaw, imperfection, blemish, fault, defect, limitation; quirk, kink, idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, peculiarity See note at fault Ant …
30foible — n 1. weakness, frailty, infirmity, minor failing, fault, shortcoming, deficiency, weak side or point, failing; flaw, chink, blemish, defect. 2. peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy, crotchet, eccentricity, whimsy, Inf. blind spot, Sl. hang up, Sl.… …
