infallible
pronunciation
How to pronounce infallible in British English:
UK [ɪnˈfæləbl]
How to pronounce infallible in American English:
US [ɪnˈfæləbl]
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- Adjective:
- incapable of failure or error
Word Origin
- infallible (adj.)
- early 15c., from Medieval Latin infallibilis, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Late Latin fallibilis (see fallible). In reference to Popes, attested from 1870. Related: Infallibly.
Example
- 1. He has not , however , been infallible .
- 2. There are no infallible methods .
- 3. These believers say apple 's judgment on the market is nearly infallible .
- 4. The church is described in equivalent terms as indefectible and infallible .
- 5. The science is never certain . Your skills are never infallible .