HyperDic: fallible

English > 2 senses of the word fallible:
ADJECTIVEallfalliblelikely to fail or make errors
allfallible, frail, imperfect, weakwanting in moral strength, courage, or will
fallible > pronunciation
Soundsfae'lahbahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > fallible: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaninglikely to fail or make errors.
Example"everyone is fallible to some degree"
Narrowererrantstraying / straying from the right course or from accepted standards
erring, error-pronecapable of making an error
undependable, unreliableliable to be erroneous or misleading
weaklikely to fail under stress or pressure
Oppositeinfallibleincapable of failure or error
Spanishfalible
Catalanfal·lible
Nounsfallibilitythe likelihood of making errors
English > fallible: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningWanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings.
Example"I'm only a fallible human"
Synonymsfrail, imperfect, weak
BroaderhumanHaving human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings
Spanishdébil, falible, frágil, imperfecto
Catalandèbil, fal·lible, frágil, imperfecte

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