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- 1. incapable of making mistakes or being wrong: "doctors are not infallible" Similar
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infallible | American Dictionary. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ɪnˈfæl·ə·bəl / Add to word list. never wrong, or never failing: Memory is not infallible. infallibility.
1. : incapable of error : unerring. an infallible memory. 2. : not liable to mislead, deceive, or disappoint : certain. an infallible remedy. 3. : incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith or morals. infallibility.
never wrong, failing, or making a mistake: Even the experts are not infallible. Opposite. fallible. Compare. unfailing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accurate and exact. accuracy. accurately. aright. authoritative. dime. for all the worldidiom. Goldilocks. got it in one!idiom. in so many wordsidiom. infallibly. literally. nose.
Infallible means exactly the opposite — incapable of failing. This word is often used to describe human capacity for error — no one is infallible. And yet, we are able to be infallible in certain ways: children are infallibly curious, teenagers infallibly hungry.
Infallible definition: absolutely trustworthy or sure. See examples of INFALLIBLE used in a sentence.
If a person or thing is infallible, they are never wrong. Although he was experienced, he was not infallible. American English : infallible / ɪnˈfælɪbəl /
adj. 1. absolutely trustworthy or sure: an infallible rule. 2. unfailing in effectiveness or operation. 3. not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their judgment, or pronouncements. 4. (in Roman Catholicism) immune from fallacy or error in expounding matters of faith or morals. n. 5. an infallible person or thing.
Noun. Filter. adjective. Incapable of erring. An infallible guide; an infallible source of information. American Heritage. Incapable of error; never wrong. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not liable to fail, go wrong, make a mistake, etc.; dependable; reliable; sure. Webster's New World.
Definition of infallible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "INFALLIBLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
