foible

1. a. Weak; feeble. Source: opted

2. n. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty. Source: opted

3. n. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte. Source: opted

4. n. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual Source: wordnet

5. n. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip Source: wordnet

6. n. a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior. Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

8. Weak; feeble. [Obs.] Lord Herbert. Source: adambom

9. n:100 n. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip Source: ecdict

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