foible

n.

1. A minor weakness or failing of character.
2. The weaker section of a sword blade, from the middle to the tip.

[Obsolete French foible, weak point of a sword, weak, from Old French feble, weak. See feeble.]

noun

An imperfection of character: failing, fault, frailty, infirmity, shortcoming, weakness, weak point. See better/worse, help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: personal imperfection
Antonyms: strength

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IN BRIEF: A personal weakness or failing.

The gardener's main foible was forgetting to water the garden.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - svaghed

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwakte in karakter, voorliefde, deel van zwaard vanaf midden tot punt

Français (French)
n. - petite manie, particularité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwäche

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελάττωμα, αδυναμία, κουσούρι

Italiano (Italian)
debole

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fraqueza (f)

Русский (Russian)
слабость, недостаток

Español (Spanish)
n. - extravagancia, manía, punto flaco, debilidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mänsklig svaghet, smalända på svärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弱点, 自负的地方, 缺点

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 弱點, 自負的地方, 缺點

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 약점, 자만하고 있는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 弱点, 欠点, 困った性格

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نقطه ضعف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נקודת תורפה, חולשה, שיגעון, שיגיון, המחצית הקדמית של להב הסיף, תכונה מייחדת‬

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