peccadillos
peccadillos is the plural of peccadillo.
Meaning of peccadillo
Noun
peccadillo (plural peccadillos or peccadilloes)
- A small flaw or sin.
- We tolerate Irene and Phil’s mild racist quirks and planet-destroying peccadilloes (“I could never own any car smaller than my Cutlass Supreme”) because their existence acts as a tranquilizer in an otherwise slightly-out-of-control world.1991, Douglas Coupland, “Celebrities Die”, in Generation X, New York: St. Martin's Press, →OCLC, page 112
- Synonyms:
- fault, glitch, imperfection, quirk
- A petty offense.
- When he comes to the prayer, he sometimes does me the honor of personally recommending me to the Lord, advising him that I am a worthy man and begging him to condone my occasional peccadillos.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 106
- Synonyms:
- transgression, veniality, wrongdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor
Forms of peccadillos
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Questions about peccadillos
- What is peccadillos the plural of?
- Peccadillos is the plural of peccadillo.
Words near peccadillos in the dictionary
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