Infallible

infallible — infallible, inerrable, inerrant, unerring are comparable when they mean incapable, or manifesting incapability, of making mistakes or errors. Infallible occurs in this narrow sense chiefly in reference to something (as a person, institution, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

Infallible — In*fal li*ble, a. [Pref. in not + fallible: cf. F. infallible.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Not liable to fail, deceive, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Infallible — Album par Hangar Sortie 2009 (Brésil) 2010 (reste du monde) Enregistrement en 2009 Durée 53 min 19 s Genre Heavy metal …   Wikipédia en Français

infallible — [in fal′ə bəl] adj. [ML infallibilis: see IN 2 & FALLIBLE] 1. incapable of error; never wrong 2. not liable to fail, go wrong, make a mistake, etc.; dependable; reliable; sure 3. R.C.Ch. incapable of error in setting forth doctrine on faith and… …   English World dictionary

infallible — I adjective assured, certus, continuing, defectless, dependable, enduring, errorless, everlasting, exhaustless, faithful, faultless, flawless, foolproof, free from imperfection, free from mistake, haud dubius, imperishable, incapable of error,… …   Law dictionary

infallible — early 15c., from M.L. infallibilis, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + L.L. fallibilis (see FALLIBLE (Cf. fallible)). In reference to Popes, attested from 1870. Related: Infallibly …   Etymology dictionary

infallible — [adj] unerring, dependable acceptable, accurate, agreeable, apodictic, authoritative, certain, correct, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, exact, faultless, flawless, foolproof, handy, helpful, impeccable, incontrovertible, inerrable,… …   New thesaurus

infallible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) incapable of making mistakes or being wrong. 2) never failing; always effective. DERIVATIVES infallibility noun infallibly adverb …   English terms dictionary

infallible — infallibility, infallibleness, n. infallibly, adv. /in fal euh beuhl/, adj. 1. absolutely trustworthy or sure: an infallible rule. 2. unfailing in effectiveness or operation; certain: an infallible remedy. 3. not fallible; exempt from liability… …   Universalium

infallible — in|fal|li|ble [ınˈfælıbəl] adj 1.) always right and never making mistakes ≠ ↑fallible ▪ No expert is infallible. ▪ an infallible memory 2.) something that is infallible always works or has the intended effect ▪ He had an infallible cure for a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

infallible — adjective 1 always right and never making mistakes: I m only human, I m not infallible. | an infallible memory 2 something that is infallible always works or has the intended effect: He had an infallible cure for a hangover. infallibly adverb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English