infallible
gb/ɪnfˈæləbəl/ us/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
C1
ఆంగ్లం
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
formal
C1
property
1
never making mistakes
If someone is infallible, they are always right.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is infallible
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Do not confuse with inevitable (certain to happen) or invincible (cannot be defeated).
పర్యాయపదాలు
unerring (More literary; emphasizes not making mistakes.)
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always right (More informal and straightforward.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
fallible (Capable of making mistakes.)
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mistaken (Wrong in a particular case.)
పదకలయికలు
seem infallible
|claim to be infallible
|think you are infallible
|consider [someone] infallible
|an infallible judge
|an infallible authority
|infallible logic
|infallible memory
|infallible instinct
|an infallible expert
విషయాలు
communication
|opinions
|people
ఉదాహరణలు
- She’s brilliant, but she isn’t infallible.
- He spoke as if his judgment were infallible.
- No human being is infallible, so we double-check our work.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My teacher is not infallible.
- I am not infallible, so I check my answers.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
certain to work every time
If something is infallible, it always works and never fails.
వాడుక నమూనా:
an infallible [method/way/test/sign]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
In everyday English this is often an exaggeration; speakers may mean “very reliable,” not literally perfect.
పర్యాయపదాలు
foolproof (Emphasizes that it is hard for people to use incorrectly.)
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reliable (Weaker; means it usually works well, not perfectly.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
unreliable (Not dependable; may fail.)
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fallible (Capable of error or failure.)
పదకలయికలు
an infallible method
|an infallible way
|an infallible test
|an infallible sign
|an infallible indicator
|an infallible cure
|an infallible system
|an infallible recipe
|infallible means
|an infallible solution
విషయాలు
daily_life
|problem_solving
|products
ఉదాహరణలు
- There’s no infallible way to predict the stock market.
- A smile isn’t an infallible sign that someone is happy.
- The app is helpful, but it’s not infallible.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- This test is not infallible.
- There is no infallible method.
adjective
formal
C2
property
3
religiously incapable of doctrinal error
In religion, infallible can mean “cannot be wrong about official beliefs.”
వాడుక నమూనా:
[religious authority/text] is infallible
సాధారణ తప్పు:
This sense is specialized; in general conversation, infallible usually just means “always right.”
పర్యాయపదాలు
authoritative (Not the same; means trusted or official, not necessarily incapable of error.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
fallible (Capable of error, including in teaching or judgment.)
పదకలయికలు
an infallible pope
|an infallible authority
|an infallible church
|an infallible scripture
|infallible teaching
|infallible doctrine
విషయాలు
religion
|history
|politics
ఉదాహరణలు
- Some believers treat the text as infallible.
- The debate centered on whether any human institution can be infallible.
- They rejected the idea of an infallible religious authority.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
infallible
IPA
GB/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
US/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
in - fal - lible (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fal)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: infallible
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Core family
infallibility
noun C1
infallibly
adverb C1
Negative and opposite forms
fallible
adjective
fallibility
noun
Advanced or less common
fallacy
noun B2
fallacious
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
no one is infallible.
1/nˈoʊ wˈʌn ˈɪz ɪnfˈæləbəl ‖/
fixed phrase
everyone can make mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
ఉదాహరణలు
- I made a mistake, but no one is infallible.
- Try not to be too harsh—no one is infallible.
- He apologized and reminded the team that no one is infallible.
treat [someone] as infallible
1/tɹˈit sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈæz ɪnfˈæləbəl/
fixed phrase
assume someone is always right
To act like someone is always right.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Don’t treat celebrities as infallible just because they’re famous.
- She treated her manager as infallible and never challenged bad decisions.
- The article warns against treating any leader as infallible.