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Synonyymit

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenUS
  • Tuntematon aksentti:
    • IPA: /ˈfɔɪbəl/

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Määritelmät

Adjektiivit

  1. (obsolete) Weak; feeble.

Substantiivit

  1. A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit or way (usage is typically plural), that is slightly strange or silly.
  2. (fencing) Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.
  3. A weakness or failing of character.

Esimerkit

  • Try to look past his foibles and see the friendly fellow underneath.
  • They made up for the respect with which unconsciously they treated him by laughing at his foibles and lamenting his vices.
  • Final fillip in the Vice-President's study has been a boning up on Premier Khrushchev's favorite foible, proverbs. The bibulous Russian leader likes to throw out homely homilies in his speeches and conversations..
  • Jesus is reverenced as the one man who has lived unspotted by the world, free from human foibles, able to redeem mankind by his example.
  • human foibles

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkofoibles
Komparatiivimore foible
Superlatiivimost foible