foible
1foible — FOIBLE. adj. de tout genre. Debile, Qui manque de force. Il est encore foible de sa maladie. avoir les jambes foibles. avoir la veuë foible. ce cheval est trop foible pour porter une si grande charge. On dit, Dans une âge foible, pour dire, Dans… …
2foible — (n.) 1640s, weak point of a sword blade (contrasted to forte), from Fr. foible (n.), from obsolete foible (adj.) weak, from O.Fr. foible feeble, dissimilated from L. flebilis (see FEEBLE (Cf. feeble)). Extended sense of weak point of character is …
3Foible — Foi ble, a. [OF. foible. See {Feeble}.] Weak; feeble. [Obs.] Lord Herbert. [1913 Webster] …
4foible — Foible, Debilis, Imbecillis vel imbecillus, Infirmus, voyez Flebe. Fort foible, Perimbecillus …
5Foible — Foi ble, n. 1. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty. [1913 Webster] A disposition radically noble and generous, clouded and overshadowed by superficial foibles. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. The half of a sword blade or foil blade …
6foible — I noun blemish, defect, deficiency, demerit, failing, failure, fault, flaw, frailty, frailty of character, human weakness, imperfection, lack, limitation, moral weakness, need, problem, room for improvement, shortcoming, vice, vitium, want, weak… …
7foible — et foiblesse et foiblir Voy. faible, faiblesse, faiblir …
8foible — failing, *fault, frailty, vice Analogous words: weakness, infirmity (see corresponding adjectives at WEAK): defect, flaw, *blemish: aberration, *deviation …
9foible — [n] personal imperfection characteristic, defect, eccentricity, failing, fault, frailty, idiosyncrasy, infirmity, kink, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, shortcoming, singularity, vice, weakness, weak point; concepts 411,644 Ant. strength …
10foible — ► NOUN ▪ a minor weakness or eccentricity. ORIGIN French, obsolete form of Old French fieble feeble …
