PECCADILLO


Meaning of PECCADILLO in English

/pek'euh dil"oh/ , n. , pl. peccadilloes, peccadillos .

a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.

[ 1585-95; pecadillo, dim. of pecado sin peccatum transgression, n. use of neut. of ptp. of peccare to err, offend ]

Syn . lapse, slip, faux pas, indiscretion.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .