Foible (Noun)
Meaning 1
A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Synonyms
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Meaning 2
The weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A fencer's agility can compensate for a blade with a longer foible that tends to wobble upon impact.
- His opponents targeted the foible of his rapier in a strategy to wear him down with sheer strength.
- Carefully maintained swords should avoid flex and have no perceivable weak point near the foible.
- Her blunted épée tip's vulnerability due to an unusually lengthy foible affected its use for pell work training.
- After continuous rigorous fencing tournaments the usually formidable Italian-style schiavona exhibited minor distortion of the metalwork on the blade's foible.