FALLIBILITY

fallibility

(noun) the likelihood of making errors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fallibility (countable and uncountable, plural fallibilities)

The state of being prone to error.

(countable) An error-generating characteristic.

Antonyms

• infallibility

Anagrams

• fillability

Source: Wiktionary


Fal`li*bil"i*ty, n.

Definition: The state of being fallible; liability to deceive or to be deceived; as, the fallibity of an argument or of an adviser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 October 2024

CHANCY

(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”


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