How to pronounce foible
American English pronunciation
FOY-bul
- IPA
- /ˈfɔɪbəl/
- Syllables
- FOY · bul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What foible means
A small, harmless weakness or odd habit
In a sentence: Dad's only foible is singing loudly in the car.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word meaning feeble, and dates from 1640 to 1650.
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