Her tendency to talk too much when she's nervous is a foible I can tolerate.
Source: tatoeba (8976064)
Foible
//ˈfɔɪbəl//
Synonyms for "foible" (51 found)
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Related words (25)
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1 entriespart of
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10 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- недостатък noun (a weakness or failing of character)
- слабост noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Czech
1 entries- slabůstka noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
Danish
4 entries- dårskab noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- manér noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- svaghed noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- svaghed noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Dutch
4 entries- eigenaardigheid noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- gril noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- kling noun ((fencing) part of a sword)
- zwakheid noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Finnish
2 entries- heikko kohta noun (a weakness or failing of character)
- heikkous noun (a weakness or failing of character)
French
3 entries- faible noun ((fencing) part of a sword)
- faiblesse noun (a weakness or failing of character)
- travers noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
German
4 entries- Eigenheit noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- Marotte noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- Schwäche noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- Schwäche noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Hungarian
3 entries- gyengeség noun (a weakness or failing of character)
- hóbort noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- penge gyengéje noun ((fencing) part of a sword)
Irish
1 entries- laige noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Italian
3 entries- debolezza noun (a weakness or failing of character)
- difetto noun (a weakness or failing of character)
- idiosincrasia noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
Russian
1 entries- сла́бость noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- slabost noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Spanish
4 entries- defecto noun (a weakness or failing of character)
- manía noun (a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit)
- parte débil noun ((fencing) part of a sword)
- punto débil noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Turkish
1 entries- zaaf noun (a weakness or failing of character)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Well their lives became such an open book that even the smallest foible became magnified almost beyond recognition.
Source: tatoeba (12112085)
Try to look past his foibles and see the friendly fellow underneath.
Source: wiktionary
He knew that this was like the sudden impulse of a madman—incongruous even with his habitual foibles.
Source: wiktionary
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