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foible
Meaning: minor weakness or peculiar flaw in a person's character
foible in a sentence
How foible is used in real sentences:
Impatience was the only notable foible in her otherwise steady character.
The biography presents the leader's vanity as a human foible rather than a grave offense.
“Venn considered self-justifying memory a human foible, noticeable even among participants who sincerely favored integration.”
— from the passage Answers Behind a Screen
Synonyms for foible
Other words for foible — quirk, flaw and weakness — carry the same meaning.
- quirk
- flaw
- weakness
Antonyms of foible
Words that mean the opposite of foible:
- strength
- virtue
- merit
Where it comes from
From French faible, meaning 'weak.'
Memory hook
A FOIBLE can FOIL an otherwise capable person through one small weakness.