infallible

/in'fæləbl/

Thân thiện

The scientist trusts her infallible method for the experiment.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong: Describes a person, method, or thing that is never wrong and always achieves the intended result.
   • Absolutely reliable or certain: Describes something that never fails or is guaranteed to work perfectly.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • He was convinced of his own infallible logic.
  • No system is completely infallible; errors can occur.
  • They searched for an infallible method to predict the weather.

Advanced Usage

• "to be considered infallible": to be regarded as incapable of error, often in a formal or doctrinal context.
  • In matters of doctrine, the council's judgment was considered infallible.
• "infallible proof": evidence or a method that is considered unquestionably certain.
  • The detective was still searching for infallible proof of the suspect's guilt.

Variants and Related Words

• Infallibility (noun): The quality of being infallible.
  • The doctrine of papal infallibility is a key tenet.
• Infallibly (adverb): In a manner that is incapable of error.
  • The algorithm infallibly sorted the data.

Synonyms

• Faultless: Without any flaws or defects.
• Unerring: Always right or accurate.
• Impeccable: In accordance with the highest standards; faultless.

Antonyms

• Fallible: Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
• Erroneous: Wrong; incorrect.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Nobody is infallible": A common saying meaning that everyone makes mistakes.
  • You must forgive the error; after all, nobody is infallible.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. incapable of failure or error
   • an infallible antidote
   • an infallible memory
   • the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible
   • no doctor is infallible