/foy"beuhl/ , n.
1. a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
2. the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (opposed to forte ).
[ 1640-50; faible FEEBLE ]
Syn. 1. frailty, quirk, crotchet, eccentricity, peculiarity. See fault .
Ant. 1. strength.