🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Infaillible

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃fɛjil

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Infallible/ɪnˈfæl.ə.bəl/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Sa méthode est infaillible."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

    "The scientist believed that her calculations were infallible."
  2. 2

    Certain to succeed; reliable.

    "His infallible method of teaching ensured that all students passed the exam."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'infallible' originates from the Latin 'infallibilis', meaning 'not liable to fail', which is composed of 'in-' (not) and 'fallibilis' (liable to fail). It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, retaining its meaning of being incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

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