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FLOR/flɔː/

A flaw is a fault or weakness that spoils a thing, argument, or person: a flaw in the design, a tragic flaw. A defect is a close twin, often physical; a mistake can be a single act; perfection sits opposite. Flawed (this batch) is the adjective. Do not treat kerning as the finding when the n is empty.

Meaning

A fault or weakness that spoils something.

Examples

• “The flaw was an empty n, not the kerning on the title page.”
• “Fault is everyday. Weakness is a cousin. A typo is smaller unless it changes a dose. Design is presentation. The empty cell is the substance. Fix the count; then the typeface.”

Good to know

A defect; a weak point. Everyday: fault. Adjective: flawed (this batch). Contrast: a cosmetic typo. Empty n is the finding.

Near in meaning

defect

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