List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 161

SYNONYMS: fault, failing, weakness, vice.
These nouns denote an imperfection or deficiency of character.

A fault is a quality or trait that detracts from moral excellence: If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.
A failing i s a minor fault or shortcoming: An inability to stay quiet is the most conspicuous failing of mankind.
Weakness suggests deficiency of moral strength or force of character: We each have our own weakness.
Vice in this comparison refers to a moral flaw or in a weaker sense to a defect of character: How subject we old men are to this vice of lying!