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