Definition: (noun) odd habit; idiosyncrasy; distinctive attribute
In a Quote:
Now you know that when Providence shapes a mouth especially for the accommodation of a potato you can detect that fact at a glance when that mouth is in repose—foreign travel can never remove that sign. But he was a very delightful gentleman, and his little foible did not hurt him at all.
From The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner, and Louis J. Budd, published in 1873.
Also Known As: fault; characteristic
Examples:
The trouble started when his little foibles became tiresome quirks.
