What is another word for peccadilloes?

Pronunciation: [pˌɛkɐdˈɪlə͡ʊz] (IPA)

Peccadilloes are minor or trifling offenses, misdeeds, or indiscretions that are often seen as harmless or forgivable. Some common synonyms for this term include foibles, indiscretions, lapses, minor sins, slips, faults, follies, and shortcomings. Other possible synonyms for peccadilloes may include small transgressions, trivial mistakes, minor faults, innocuous errors, slight imperfections, and minor mischief. Regardless of the term used to describe them, peccadilloes are generally viewed as minor weaknesses or character flaws that do not necessarily detract from a person's overall virtues or positive qualities.

What are the hypernyms for Peccadilloes?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Peccadilloes

  • I was expecting Pop Bassett to give an impersonation of a bomb falling on an ammunition dump, but he didn’t. Instead, he continued to exhibit that sort of chilly stiffness which you see in magistrates when they’re fining people five quid for boyish peccadilloes.
    P. G. Wodehouse

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