Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   foible

   /ˈfɔɪbl/

   noun

   • 1. a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character: "they have to tolerate each other's little foibles"
   • 2. the part of a sword blade from the middle to the point.

   Word Origin late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘feeble’): from obsolete French, in Old French fieble (see feeble). Both noun senses also formerly occurred as senses of the word feeble and all date from the 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • I

     1

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. People also ask

   What does foible mean?

   • The meaning of FOIBLE is the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point. How to use foible in a sentence. Did you know?

   Foible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foible

   See all results for this question

   What is a foible sword?

   • That’s where foible comes in handy. Borrowed from French in the 1600s, the word originally referred to the weakest part of a fencing sword, that part being the portion between the middle and the pointed tip. The English foible soon came to be applied not only to weaknesses in blades but also to minor failings in character.

   Foible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foible

   See all results for this question

   What is a human foible?

   • A foible is a habit or characteristic that someone has which is considered rather strange, foolish, or bad but which is also considered unimportant. ...human foibles and weaknesses. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

   FOIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/foible

   See all results for this question

   Where does the word foible come from?

   • The French source of foible is also at a remove from the fencing arena; the French foible means "weak," and it comes from the same Old French term, feble, that gave us feeble. fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice mean an imperfection or weakness of character.

   Foible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foible

   See all results for this question

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › foibleFoible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › foible

   • Cached

   Foible is a noun that means a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior, or the weakest part of a sword or foil blade. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, examples, and related words from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFOIBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Foible is a noun that means a strange habit or characteristic that is not important or harmful, or the weakest part of a sword blade. Learn how to use foible in sentences, see synonyms and compare with irony.

5. Videos

   • 

     5:18

     youtube.com

     🔵 Foible Meaning - Foibles Examples - Foible Definition - Define Foibles - English Vocabulary

     Nov 11, 2019

     5.2K Views

   • 

     1:12

     youtube.com

     What does foible mean?

     Aug 5, 2015

     276 Views

   • 

     0:40

     youtube.com

     Foibles | meaning of Foibles

     Dec 11, 2022

     86 Views

   View all

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFOIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   A foible is a habit or characteristic that someone has which is considered rather strange, foolish, or bad but which is also considered unimportant. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of foible from Collins English Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › foibleFOIBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › english › foible

   • Cached

   Foible is a noun that means a strange habit or characteristic that is not important or harmful, or the weakest part of a sword blade. Learn how to use foible in a sentence, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › foibleFoible - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › foible

   a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character. synonyms: idiosyncrasy, mannerism. see more. noun. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Foible." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/foible. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.

9. www.dictionary.com › browse › foibleFOIBLE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › foible

   • Cached

   Foible definition: a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect. See examples of FOIBLE used in a sentence.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › foible_adjfoible, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

    www.oed.com › dictionary › foible_adj

    • Cached

    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word foible, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.