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Showing words for FOIBLE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Foible

foible

5 Letter Words for Foible

folie, obeli

4 Letter Words for Foible

bile, bilo, biol, bleo, boil, bole, feil, fiel, file, filo, flob, floe, foil, fole, lief, life, lifo, lobe, lobi, obli

3 Letter Words for Foible

bef, bel, bio, blo, boe, bol, efl, elb, elf, eli, eof, fbi, feb, fei, fib, fie, fil, flb, flo, fob, foe, fol, ife, ile, ilo, iof, lbf, lei, leo, lib, lie, lif, lob, loe, lof, obe, obi, obl, oie, oil, ole

Definitions for Foible

[1] a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
[2] the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (opposed to forte).
[3] a slight peculiarity or minor weakness; idiosyncrasy
[4] the most vulnerable part of a sword's blade, from the middle to the tip Compare forte 1 (def. 2)

Words related to Foible

quirk, idiosyncrasy, failing, peculiarity, eccentricity, shortcoming, weakness, frailty, infirmity, kink, vice, fault, oddity, defect, mannerism, characteristic, singularity

Words nearby Foible

fogram, fogy, foh, foi, foia, foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman

Origin of Foible

1640–50; < French, obsolete form of faible feeble

Word origin for Foible

C17: from obsolete French, from obsolete adj: feeble

Synonyms for Foible

eccentricity, failing, frailty, idiosyncrasy, infirmity, peculiarity, quirk, shortcoming, weakness, characteristic, defect, fault, kink, mannerism, oddity, singularity, vice, weak point