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foible

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Noun — A small, slightly odd habit or personal quirk.

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1. noun

A small, slightly odd habit or personal quirk.

“Try to look past his foibles and see the friendly fellow underneath.”

2. noun

A minor weakness in someone's character.

“Jesus is reverenced as the one man who has lived unspotted by the world, free from human foibles, able to redeem mankind by his example.”

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Etymology

Dating from 1640–50, it comes from Early Modern French foible (“feeble”) (contemporary French faible). It's a doublet of feeble.

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