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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·fal·li·ble ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Medieval Latin infallibilis,from Latin in- + Late Latin fallibilis fallible DATE 15th century 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 English Etymology infallible 1491, from M.L. infallibilis, from in- "not" + fallibilis (see fallible). In reference to Popes, attested from 1870. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 infallible in·fal·lible / in5fAlEbl / adjective1. never wrong; never making mistakes 永无过失的；一贯正确的: infallible advice 无可指责的忠告 Doctors are not infallible. 医生并非永不犯错。 OPP fallible 2. that never fails; always doing what it is supposed to do 绝对可靠的；万无一失的: an infallible method of memorizing things 百试百灵的记忆方法 • in·fal·li·bil·ity / in7fAlE5bilEti / noun [U] : papal infallibility 教宗不能错误说 • in·fal·libly / -Ebli / adv. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 incapable of being in error FF1C;an infallible ear for pitch in musicFF1E; Synonyms: inerrable, inerrant, sure, unerring Related Words: faultless, flawless, impeccable, undeceivable; correct, exact, perfect Contrasted Words: deceivable, faulty, unsure; doubtful, dubious, questionable Antonyms: fallible 2 not liable to mislead, deceive, or disappoint FF1C;an infallibleremedyFF1E; Synonyms: certain, sure, surefire, unfailing Related Words: effective, efficacious, efficient; handy, helpful, useful; acceptable, agreeable, satisfying; satisfactory Contrasted Words: doubtful, questionable, uncertain, unsure; useless, worthless; unacceptable, unsatisfying; unsatisfactory Antonyms: fallible Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·fallible \(ˈ)in, ən+\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin infallibilis, from Latin in- in- (I) + Late Latin fallibilis fallible — more at fallible 1. : not fallible : incapable of error : unerring < infallible marksman > < infallible ear for pitch in music > < infallible memory > 2. : not liable to mislead, deceive, or disappoint : sure , certain , indubitable < infallible remedy > < his accent is an almost infallible index of his family background and education — Richard Joseph > < infallible scheme for making money > 3. : incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith or morals Synonyms: inerrable , inerrant , unerring : infallible describes that which is exempt from possibility of error or mistake or that which has been errorless < no mathematician is infallible; he may make mistakes — A.S.Eddington > < believed in an infallible Bible — W.W.Sweet > inerrable and inerrant are erudite synonyms for infallible sometimes used in its stead to escape connotations arising from the discussion of papal infallibility; the latter may imply that whatever is described has not so far erred < the Church was ubiquitous, omniscient, theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent — G.G.Coulton > < at the moment we lack, in all English-speaking countries, the inerrant literary sense which gave us the Prayer Book Collects, often quite as beautiful in translation as in the original Latin — W.L.Sperry > unerring may imply freedom from error coupled with sureness, reliability, and exactness < an unerring marksman > < a man's language is an unerring index of his nature — Laurence Binyon > < the unerring scent of the hounds in pursuit — George Meredith > |
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