fallible
/ˈfal.ɪ.bəl/US/ˈfæl.ə.bəl/
fallible adjective: capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Adjective
fallible (comparative more fallible, superlative most fallible)
fallible meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
fallible in Marathi
- fallible
- स्खलनशील skhalanśīl
fallible in Urdu
- قابل خطا
fallible in Malayalam
- പിഴ വരാവുന്ന, മോഹജനകമായ, അപൂർണ്ണമായ, തെറ്റുപറ്റാവുന്ന
fallible in Kannada
- ಜಾಣ್ಮೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ತಪ್ಪಬಲ್ಲ
Examples of fallible in a sentence
- Even the best doctors are fallible.
- He admitted he was fallible like anyone else.
Synonyms of fallible
Antonyms
Forms of fallible
| comparative | more fallible |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fallible |
Origin of fallible
From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).
Words formed from fallible
Questions about fallible
- What does fallible mean?
- Fallible means capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
- What is fallible in Marathi?
- Fallible in Marathi is स्खलनशील (skhalanśīl). See Fallible meaning in Marathi.
- How do you use fallible in a sentence?
- Even the best doctors are fallible.
- What part of speech is fallible?
- Fallible is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fallible?
- Fallible is pronounced /ˈfal.ɪ.bəl/ (UK).
Words near fallible in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fallible (page history and authors); स्खलनशील (Marathi) (page history and authors); fallible (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fallible (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fallible (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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