peccadillo[noun]Synonyms: misdeed, error, indiscretion, lapse, misdemeanour, slip
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pec‧ca‧dil‧lo /ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ $ -loʊ/
noun (
plural peccadilloes or peccadillos)
[countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: pecadillo, from pecado 'evil act', from Latin peccare 'to do evil']
something bad which someone does, especially involving sex, which is not regarded as very serious or important:
The public is willing to forgive him for his peccadillos. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲