Thesaurus: foible

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1. a. Weak; feeble.
2. n. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty.
3. n. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte.
4. n. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
5. n. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
6. n. a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior.
7. Weak; feeble. [Obs.] Lord Herbert. 1. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty. A disposition radically noble and generous, clouded and overshadowed by superficial foibles. De Quincey. 2. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte. [Written also faible.] Syn. -- Fault; imperfection; failing; weakness; infirmity; frailty; defect. See Fault.
8. Weak; feeble. [Obs.] Lord Herbert.
9. n:100 n. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip