Her tendency to talk too much when she's nervous is a foible I can tolerate.
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Foible
/ˈfɔɪbəl/
Synonyms for "foible" (56 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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imperfectioninadequacyinfirmitykinklapselittle problemmoral flawpeculiaritypreoccupationproblemquirkriftshortcomingsnagsomething missingtainttricktwistvicevulnerable place
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6 entriesacademic foiblecultural foibleminor foiblemoral foiblepersonal foiblepsychological foible
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9 total sentences available.
Well their lives became such an open book that even the smallest foible became magnified almost beyond recognition.
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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.
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