"foible" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔɪbəl/ Audio: en-us-foible.ogg [US], en-au-foible.ogg [Australia] Forms: more foible [comparative], most foible [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔɪbəl Etymology: 1640–50, from Early Modern Middle French foible (“feeble”) (contemporary French faible). Doublet of feeble. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|foible||feeble}} Middle French foible (“feeble”), {{cog|fr|faible}} French faible, {{doublet|en|feeble}} Doublet of feeble Head templates: {{en-adj}} foible (comparative more foible, superlative most foible)
  1. (obsolete) Weak; feeble. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-foible-en-adj-i3h2Aga4

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔɪbəl/ Audio: en-us-foible.ogg [US], en-au-foible.ogg [Australia] Forms: foibles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪbəl Etymology: 1640–50, from Early Modern Middle French foible (“feeble”) (contemporary French faible). Doublet of feeble. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|foible||feeble}} Middle French foible (“feeble”), {{cog|fr|faible}} French faible, {{doublet|en|feeble}} Doublet of feeble Head templates: {{en-noun}} foible (plural foibles)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly. Tags: in-plural Translations (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit): slabůstka [feminine] (Czech), dårskab [common-gender] (Danish), svaghed [common-gender] (Danish), manér [common-gender] (Danish), gril (Dutch), travers [masculine] (French), Schwäche [feminine] (German), Eigenheit [feminine] (German), Marotte [feminine] (German), Spleen [masculine] (German), hóbort (Hungarian), manía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-foible-en-noun-KH-qQ8ue Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English refractory feminine rhymes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 50 5 37 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 66 4 24 Disambiguation of English refractory feminine rhymes: 12 62 8 18 Disambiguation of 'a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit': 96 1 2
  2. A weakness or failing of character. Synonyms: fault Translations (a weakness or failing of character): слабост (slabost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), недостатък (nedostatǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), svaghed [common-gender] (Danish), zwakheid (Dutch), heikkous (Finnish), heikko kohta (Finnish), faiblesse [feminine] (French), Schwäche [feminine] (German), gyengeség (Hungarian), laige [feminine] (Irish), сла́бость (slábostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), slabost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), defecto [masculine] (Spanish), punto débil [masculine] (Spanish), zaaf (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-foible-en-noun-0nC5vuLG Disambiguation of 'a weakness or failing of character': 1 98 1
  3. (fencing) Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte. Categories (topical): Fencing Translations ((fencing) part of a sword): kling (Dutch), faible [masculine] (French), penge gyengéje (Hungarian), parte débil [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-foible-en-noun-l4iUZedF Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of '(fencing) part of a sword': 8 3 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: feeble

Inflected forms

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        "Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte."
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        "(fencing) Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte."
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        "fencing",
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
      ]
    }
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "slabůstka"
    },
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      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "svaghed"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "manér"
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      "word": "gril"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "travers"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwäche"
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      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Eigenheit"
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      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Marotte"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spleen"
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      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
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      "sense": "a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "manía"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "a weakness or failing of character",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "a weakness or failing of character",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a weakness or failing of character",
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      "sense": "a weakness or failing of character",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "gyengeség"
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      "sense": "a weakness or failing of character",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сла́бость"
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      "sense": "a weakness or failing of character",
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      "word": "defecto"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "punto débil"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a weakness or failing of character",
      "word": "zaaf"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(fencing) part of a sword",
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      "lang": "French",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
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        "feminine"
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          "ref": "a. 1648, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, The Life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury, page 46",
          "text": "The good Fencing-maſters, in France eſpecially, when they preſent a Foyle or Fleuret to their Scholars, tell him it hath two Parts, one of which he calleth the Fort or ſtrong, and the other the Foyble or weak […]"
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