fallible C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈfæləbəl/ UK /ˈfæləbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj capable of making mistakes or being wrong Even the best judges are fallible human beings. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · capable of making mistakes... imperfecterrantfrailfaultyweakmortal ↔ Opposites infallibleperfectunerringfaultless Word family Derived forms falliblyfallibilityfallibleness Related forms fallacyfallaciousfail Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin 'fallibilis' ('liable to err'), from Latin 'fallere' ('to deceive, fail'), from Proto-Indo-European '*ǵʰwel-' ('to bend, deviate'). fallibilis Latin fallere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fallible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfæləbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfæləbəl/ ## Meanings 1. capable of making mistakes or being wrong ## Examples - Even the best judges are fallible human beings. ## Synonyms - imperfect - errant - frail - faulty - weak - mortal ## Antonyms - infallible - perfect - unerring - faultless ## Derived Forms - fallibly - fallibility - fallibleness ## Related Forms - fallacy - fallacious - fail ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fallibilis - Root: fallere ## Etymology From Medieval Latin 'fallibilis' ('liable to err'), from Latin 'fallere' ('to deceive, fail'), from Proto-Indo-European '*ǵʰwel-' ('to bend, deviate'). ## AI Etymology Fallible comes from Medieval Latin 'fallibilis' ('liable to err'), from Latin 'fallere' ('to deceive, fail'), from Proto-Indo-European '*ǵʰwel-' ('to bend, deviate'). The etymological trail includes Latin fallibilis and Latin fallere. As an adjective, fallible describes what is capable of making mistakes or being wrong. The same family is visible in derived forms such as fallibly, fallibility, and fallibleness and related forms such as fallacy, fallacious, and fail. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown