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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foible \Foi"ble\, a. [OF. foible. See {Feeble}.] Weak; feeble. [Obs.] --Lord Herbert. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foible \Foi"ble\, n. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: foible n 1: an behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual [syn: {idiosyncrasy}, {mannerism}] 2: the weaker half of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
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