FOIBLE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Foible

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘feeble’): from obsolete French, in Old French fieble (see feeble). Both noun senses also formerly occurred as senses of the word feeble and all date from the 17th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɔɪbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character

Short Definition:

minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character

Examples:
  • they have to tolerate each other's little foibles
Definition:

the part of a sword blade from the middle to the point.

Short Definition:

part of sword blade from middle to point

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