0 a strange habit or characteristic that is seen as not important and not harming anyone: --
We all have our little foibles.
1 a small fault or foolish habit: --
We all have our little foibles.
The trouble is that as the years go by the foibles of youth fade, but the tattoo does not.
The appointment of a medical officer of health or a chief sanitary officer is not the result of any quirk or accident or foible.
The service gives a superb education, a great self-belief and a good understanding of how to deal with the foibles of others in constricted circumstances.
He has a wide knowledge of men and, in this modern age, of women and of their foibles.
He knows my own personal dislike for using over-strong adjectives, but that is a mere foible of mine.
I was there a long time; and, with all its foibles and its frailties, it is a good place.
Mosteller was always interested in discussing the foibles of assessment of education.
The foibles and quirks of musicians also shine through the anecdotal snippets of stories, and these sit well alongside the solid professional advice which is on offer here.
