Etymology

foible

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Today it means: A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly. Full definition →

French foible
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  1. French · borrowed fromfoible“feeble”
  2. English todayfoible

1640–50, from Early Modern French foible (“feeble”) (contemporary French faible). Doublet of feeble.

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