Definition of Foible

1. Noun. A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.

Exact synonyms: Idiosyncrasy, Mannerism
Generic synonyms: Distinctiveness, Peculiarity, Speciality, Specialness, Specialty
Derivative terms: Idiosyncratic

2. Noun. The weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip.
Generic synonyms: Part, Portion
Group relationships: Blade, Brand, Steel, Sword

Definition of Foible

1. a. Weak; feeble.

2. n. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty.

Definition of Foible

1. Adjective. (obsolete) weak. ¹

2. Noun. A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit or way (usage is typically plural), that is slightly strange or silly. ¹

3. Noun. A weakness or failing of character. ¹

4. Noun. (fencing) Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foible

1. a minor weakness [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foible

fogs
fogsignal
fogy
fogydom
fogydoms
fogyish
fogyism
fogyisms
foh
fohawk
fohawks
fohn
fohns
fohs
foiba
foible (current term)
foibles
foid
foids
foie gras
foil
foilable
foiled
foiler
foilers
foiling
foilings
foilist
foilists
foils

Literary usage of Foible

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of Modern Philosophers by Elizabeth Hamilton (1804)
"tiality, which converted every foible into a perfection, {he thought every word her daughter uttered, was at all times, ..."

2. Representative English Dramas from Dryden to Sheridan by Frederick Tupper, James Waddell Tupper (1914)
"This wretch has fretted me that I am absolutely decayed. Look, foible. ... Thou must repair me, foible, before Sir Rowland comes, or I shall never keep up ..."

3. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"The wretch has fretted me, that I am absolutely decayed. Look, foible ! ... Thou must repair me, foible, hefore sir Rowland comes, or I shall never keep up ..."

4. The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow: Being Anecdotes of by Rees Howell Gronow, Joseph Grego (1892)
"A FEMININE foible.—During the first Empire, the great ladies of the Faubourg St Germain (like ladies of all times) were very shy of divulging their replete ..."

5. The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of by Roger North (1826)
"But his lordship knew also his foible, which was leaning towards the popular; yet, when he knew the law was for the king (as well he might, being acquainted ..."

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