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All foibles synonyms

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noun foibles

  • weaknesses — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
  • faults — Plural form of fault.
  • shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
  • idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
  • eccentricities — an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an interesting man, known for his eccentricities.
  • failings — Plural form of failing.
  • characteristics — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
  • defects — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
  • mannerisms — a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.
  • oddities — an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
  • vices — any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
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