foibles

noun

plural of foible
as in weaknesses
a defect in character could tolerate my uncle's foibles because we loved him dearly

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Recent Examples of foibles He’s also fully equipped with human foibles, including a longing for celebrity. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Perhaps why the comparatively slim amount of time spent on Borges’ late-in-life political foibles and fascist sympathizing is so uninspired — restrained, workmanlike, intentionally unprovocative, compulsory. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 Julie Nolke, a viral YouTube star who comedically dissects the anxieties and foibles of Millennial woman, is creating a new series for the service. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 This is its own league, with its own fans and its own foibles. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026 Men sharing their experiences, their foibles, their missteps, their wants, their aches, and a lot of humor with it. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Some Hughes movies explore the trials of youth, and some depict the foibles and frustrations of adulthood. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026 For all of his foibles and his indifference to practice, Allen Iverson will forever be more beloved here than Donovan McNabb. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The film, which debuts on Apple TV on July 24, serves as a sweet ode to this burgeoning pastime, while still poking fun at its foibles. — Sean Gregory, Time, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foibles
  1. weaknesses
  2. faults
  3. shortcomings
  4. sins
Noun
  • Every monster has unique strengths and weaknesses, and each demands a different response.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • As rules and institutions constrain less and brute power matters more, countries will seek partners to help them blunt sanctions, access critical technologies, compensate for military weaknesses, expand their room for maneuver, and resist isolation.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaknesses
Noun
  • After reviewing images taken by the LROC, the study’s authors tallied over 10,000 visible lunar faults.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Facts are faced, faults are noted, death and life are seen and held.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of faults
Noun
  • By the August meeting, shortcomings in the rollout were identified.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Jenae and Shalanda walk Brittany through how our aging power grid - coupled with climate change, the strain of new technologies, and a lack of investment - exposes the systemic shortcomings that very well might leave all of us in the dark.
    — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortcomings
Noun
  • Per the official logline, in the final season, as the survivors race to bury their sins before rescue arrives and an old flame roars back into town with plans of her own.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Many crimes, including property crimes like burglary or moral sins such as adultery, were punishable by death in the American colonies.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sins

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