Definitions for fallibleˈfæl ə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fal•li•bleˈfæl ə bəl(adj.)
liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken.
liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate:
fallible information.
Origin of fallible:
1375–1425; late ME < ML fallibilis= L fall(ere) to deceive +-ibilis -ible
fal′li•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
fallible(adj)
likely to fail or make errors
"everyone is fallible to some degree"
fallible, frail, imperfect, weak(adj)
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
"I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
Wiktionary
fallible(Adjective)
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Webster Dictionary
Fallible(adj)
liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible
Translations for fallible
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- feilbaar, onvolmaakAfrikaans
- قابِل للخَطَأArabic
- склонен да грешиBulgarian
- falívelPortuguese (BR)
- omylnýCzech
- fehlbarGerman
- ufuldkommenDanish
- που μπορεί να σφάλλει, επιρρεπής στα λάθηGreek
- falibleSpanish
- eksivEstonian
- جایز الخطاFarsi
- erehtyväinenFinnish
- faillibleFrench
- לא אָמִיןHebrew
- अविश्वसनीयHindi
- pogrešivCroatian
- esendőHungarian
- bisa salahIndonesian
- skeikullIcelandic
- fallibileItalian
- 誤りやすいJapanese
- 잘못을 저지르기 쉬운Korean
- linkęs klystiLithuanian
- spējīgs kļūdītiesLatvian
- boleh silapMalay
- feilbaarDutch
- feilbarligNorwegian
- omylnyPolish
- جایز الخطاPersian
- دخطاوتووړ، دتېروتووړ، دتېروتووړ، دوكه خوړونكى، تېروتونكىPashto
- falívelPortuguese
- failibilRomanian
- подверженный ошибкамRussian
- omylnýSlovak
- zmotljivSlovenian
- pogrešivSerbian
- felbarSwedish
- ซึ่งผิดพลาดกันได้Thai
- hata yapabilir, yanılabilirTurkish
- 易錯的, 可能犯錯的Chinese (Trad.)
- схильний до помилокUkrainian
- پر خطاUrdu
- có thể sai lầmVietnamese
- 易错的，可能犯错的Chinese (Simp.)
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