dullness vs foible

dullness

noun
  • The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly. 

  • The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome. 

  • The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity. 

  • Lack of interest or excitement. 

  • The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen. 

  • bluntness. 

foible

noun
  • A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly. 

  • A weakness or failing of character. 

  • Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte. 

How often have the words dullness and foible occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )