Results for infallible
On this page:
 
Dictionary:

infallible

  (ĭn-făl'ə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Incapable of erring: an infallible guide; an infallible source of information.
  2. Incapable of failing; certain: an infallible antidote; an infallible rule.
  3. Roman Catholic Church. Incapable of error in expounding doctrine on faith or morals.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin īnfallibilis : Latin in-, not; see in–1 + Medieval Latin fallibilis, fallible; see fallible.]

infallibility in·fal'li·bil'i·ty or in·fal'li·ble·ness n.
infallibly in·fal'li·bly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: infallible

adjective

    Such as could not possibly fail or disappoint: certain, secure, sure, unerring, unfailing. Informal sure-fire. See certain/uncertain.

 
Antonyms: infallible

adj

Definition: unerring, dependable
Antonyms: erring, fallible, faulty, imperfect


 
Word Tutor: infallible
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Incapable of error.

pronunciation The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one. — Robert Surtees (1803-1864), English novelist.

 
Translations: Translations for: Infallible

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sikker, ufejlbarlig, usvigelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onfeilbaar

Français (French)
adj. - infaillible
n. - l'infaillible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unfehlbar
n. - jmd. od. etwas Unfehlbares

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλάθητος, αλάνθαστος
n. - (ο) αλάνθαστος

Italiano (Italian)
infallibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj., -
n. - infalível

Русский (Russian)
непогрешимый, безотказный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - infalible
n. - infalible, persona o cosa infalible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ofelbar, osviklig, säker
n. - ofelbar person el. sak

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
绝无错误的, 绝对可靠的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 絕無錯誤的, 絕對可靠的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 전혀 오류가 없는, 반드시 일어나는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 全く誤りのない, 絶対確実な
n. - 絶対確実な人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معصوم, لا يخطئ (الاسم) المعصوم عن الخطأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאינו טועה, יעיל, טוב, בדוק ומנוסה‬


 
 

Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "infallible" at WikiAnswers.

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2008 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more

Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!  
Click here to download now. 

Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.

On this page:   E-mail   print Print  Link  

 

Keep Reading

Mentioned In: