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fallible
fal·li·ble F0022200 (făl′ə-bəl)adj.1. Capable of making an error: Humans are only fallible.2. Tending or likely to be erroneous: fallible hypotheses. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere, to deceive.] fal′li·bil′i·ty, fal′li·ble·ness n.fal′li·bly adv.fallible (ˈfælɪbəl) adj1. capable of being mistaken; erring2. liable to mislead[C15: from Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere to deceive] ˌfalliˈbility, ˈfallibleness n ˈfallibly advfal•li•ble (ˈfæl ə bəl) adj. 1. liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken. 2. liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallible information. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin fallibilis= Latin fall(ere) to deceive + -ibilis -ible] fal`li•bil′i•ty, fal′li•ble•ness, n. fal′li•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | fallible - likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree"infallible - incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible" | | 2. | fallible - wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"frail, imperfect, weakhuman - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty" |
fallibleadjective imperfect, weak, uncertain, ignorant, mortal, frail, erring, prone to error They are only human and all too fallible. perfect, divine, impeccable, faultless, infallible, superhuman, unerring, omniscient, unimpeachableTranslationsfallible (ˈfӕləbl) adjective able or likely to make mistakes. Human beings are fallible. 易錯的, 可能犯錯的 易错的,可能犯错的 fallible
Synonyms for fallibleadj imperfectSynonyms- imperfect
- weak
- uncertain
- ignorant
- mortal
- frail
- erring
- prone to error
Antonyms- perfect
- divine
- impeccable
- faultless
- infallible
- superhuman
- unerring
- omniscient
- unimpeachable
Synonyms for fallibleadj likely to fail or make errorsAntonymsadj wanting in moral strength, courage, or willSynonymsRelated Words |