foible
/ˈfɔɪbl/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉइबल
छोटी कमज़ोरी, सनक
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a silly habit or a strange or weak aspect of a person's character, that is not seen as very serious by other people
छोटी कमज़ोरी, सनक
- We all have our little foibles.
- Her habit of arriving early everywhere is a harmless foible.
- One of my father's foibles is checking the locks three times at night.
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- She forgave her friend's foibles because she loved her.
- Every teacher has a few foibles that students love to imitate.
Synonyms weakness failing quirk idiosyncrasy eccentricity
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
foi·ble
?Which word?
Keep the small-weakness words together: foible (a small, harmless weakness), quirk (a strange habit), idiosyncrasy (a way of behaving particular to one person), failing, shortcoming, peccadillo (a small, unimportant fault).
छोटी कमज़ोरी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: foible (छोटी, हानिरहित कमज़ोरी), quirk (अजीब आदत), idiosyncrasy (एक व्यक्ति का विशेष व्यवहार), failing, shortcoming, peccadillo (छोटी, महत्वहीन गलती)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: foible is used in a tolerant, friendly way ('his foibles').
प्रयोग में foible सहिष्णु, मित्रवत ढंग से प्रयुक्त होता है ('his foibles')।