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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. (ˌ)in-ˌfa-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. infallibly. (ˌ)in-ˈfa-lə-blē. adverb. Did you know?
infallible. adjective. us / ɪnˈfæl.ə.b ə l / uk / ɪnˈfæl.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. 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 world idiom.
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.
If a person or thing is infallible, they are never wrong. Although he was experienced, he was not infallible. American English : infallible / ɪnˈfælɪbəl /
adjective. absolutely trustworthy or sure: an infallible rule. unfailing in effectiveness or operation; certain: an infallible remedy. not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their judgment, or pronouncements: an infallible principle.
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.
A complete guide to the word "INFALLIBLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
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.
INFALLIBLE meaning: always right, true, or correct: .
