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foiblenoun a defect in charactercould tolerate my uncle's foibles because we loved him dearly demerit, dereliction, failing, fault, frailty, shortcoming, sin, vice, want, weakness blot, spot, stainblemish, deficiency, flaw, imperfection, minus, nitAchilles' heel, soft spotcorruption, depravity, evil, immorality, sinfulness, wickedness feet of clay merit, virtue excellence, perfectiongoodness, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice mean an imperfection or weakness of character.fault implies a failure, not necessarily culpable, to reach some standard of perfection in disposition, action, or habit.a writer of many virtues and few faults failing suggests a minor shortcoming in character.being late is a failing of mine frailty implies a general or chronic proneness to yield to temptation.human frailties foible applies to a harmless or endearing weakness or idiosyncrasy.an eccentric's charming foibles vice can be a general term for any imperfection or weakness, but it often suggests violation of a moral code or the giving of offense to the moral sensibilities of others.compulsive gambling was his vice ca. 1648 |