Marotte — meaning in English

English meaning

• foible noun A small, slightly odd habit or personal quirk.
• quirk noun An odd or unusual habit, feature, or trait.
• whim noun A sudden, playful, or impulsive idea or desire, with little or no real reason behind it.
• whimsy noun A playful, quaint, or fanciful quality; also, a passing fanciful idea.

Senses

Marotte is used for these senses in English:

• foible (mostly, in plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
• quirk An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
• whim A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
• whimsy A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.

foible — full definition

1. noun A small, slightly odd habit or personal quirk.
2. noun A minor weakness in someone's character.
3. noun (fencing) The weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the tip.

quirk — full definition

1. noun An odd or unusual habit, feature, or trait.
2. verb To twist or move suddenly in an unusual way.

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