fallibility
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ə adjective
1.
(of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived or mistaken.
2.
liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallible information.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin fallibilis, equivalent to Latin fall(ī) (passive of fallere to deceive) + -ibilis -ible
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin fallibilis, equivalent to Latin fall(ī) (passive of fallere to deceive) + -ibilis -ible
Related forms
fal·li·bil·i·ty, fal·li·ble·ness, noun
fal·li·bly, adverb
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fallible (ˈfælɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of being mistaken; erring |
| 2. | liable to mislead |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere to deceive] | |
| falli'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'fallibleness | |
| —n | |
| 'fallibly | |
| —adv | |
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Fallibility
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| fallible (ˈfælɪbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of being mistaken; erring |
| 2. | liable to mislead |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere to deceive] | |
| falli'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'fallibleness | |
| —n | |
| 'fallibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
fallible
early 15c., from M.L. fallibilis "liable to err, deceitful." lit. "that can be deceived," from L. fallere "deceive." Fallibility.
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Example sentences
The critics of the romantic period were pioneers, and exhibit the fallibility of discoverers.
In applications that use a single quantum dot, such as biological sensors, this fallibility can have dramatic consequences.
It is the inevitable result of limited information and human fallibility.
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