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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual;
[syn: idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerism]

2. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foible \Foi"ble\, a. [OF. foible. See Feeble.] Weak; feeble. [Obs.] --Lord Herbert. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foible \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 nearest the point; -- opposed to forte. [Written also faible.] Syn: Fault; imperfection; failing; weakness; infirmity; frailty; defect. See Fault. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

foible n 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual [syn: idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerism] 2: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

42 Moby Thesaurus words for "foible": bad habit, besetting sin, blemish, bug, catch, crack, crotchet, defect, defection, deficiency, drawback, eccentricity, failing, failure, fault, faute, flaw, frailty, hang-up, hole, idiosyncrasy, imperfection, inadequacy, infirmity, kink, little problem, moral flaw, peculiarity, preoccupation, problem, quirk, rift, shortcoming, snag, something missing, taint, vice, vulnerable place, weak link, weak point, weak side, weakness