faible

See also: Faible

French

Etymology

From Middle French foible, from Old French feble, foible, from Vulgar Latin *febilis, dissimilated form of Latin flēbilis. Doublet of flébile, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛbl/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛbl
Homophone: faibles

Adjective

faible (plural faibles)

weak
lacking endurance

Antonyms

fort

Noun

faible m (plural faibles)

weakness, soft spot (for someone/something)
J'ai un faible pour Schubert. ― I have a weakness for Schubert.

Further reading

“faible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

fiable

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