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What is the noun for foibles?

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foible
  1. A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit or way (usage is typically plural), that is slightly strange or silly.
  2. A weakness or failing of character.
  3. (fencing) Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “You know vanity is not my foible, therefore I need not fear your censure.”
      “The obvious absurdity of the comparison between them appears as a strange foible of human nature.”
foibles
  1. plural of foible
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Because this play focuses on everyone's relationship with God, human foibles aren't as grippingly dramatized as they might be.”
      “Do you think they just have a screenwriting computer programme that builds in all these character flaws and foibles?”
      “But such an avidity is certainly directed away from the self, to the concerns, foibles, ensnarements, and adventures presented from the outside.”
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