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Webster 1913 Edition

Foible

Foi′ble

,
Adj.
[OF.
foible
. See
Feeble
.]
Weak; feeble.
[Obs.]
Lord Herbert.

Foi′ble

,
Noun.
1.
A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty.
A disposition radically noble and generous, clouded and overshadowed by superficial
foibles
.
De Quincey.
Syn. – Fault; imperfection; failing; weakness; infirmity; frailty; defect. See
Fault
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Foible

FOI'BLE

,
Adj.
Weak. [Not used.]

FOI'BLE

,
Noun.
[See Feeble.] A particular moral weakness; a failing. When we speak of a man's foible, in the singular, which is also called his weak side, we refer to a predominant failing. We use also the plural, foibles, to denote moral failings or defects. It is wise in every man to know his own foibles.

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