wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
“I'm only a fallible human”
Word Forms
fallibility
noun
the likelihood of making errors
imperfectness
noun
the state or an instance of being imperfect
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
fehlbar
wahrscheinlich scheitern oder Fehler machen
🇫🇷French
faillible
susceptible d'échouer ou de faire des erreurs
🇪🇸Spanish
falible
probable que falle o cometa errores
🇮🇹Italian
fallibile
probabilità di fallire o di commettere errori
🇳🇱Dutch
feilbaar
waarschijnlijk zal mislukken of fouten zal maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
falível
probabilidade de falhar ou cometer erros
🇷🇺Russian
подверженный ошибкам
скорее всего, потерпит неудачу или допустит ошибки
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अविश्वसनीय
असफल होने या त्रुटियाँ होने की संभावना
🇧🇩Bengali
ভুল
ব্যর্থ বা ত্রুটি করার সম্ভাবনা
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறுதலாக
தோல்வி அல்லது பிழைகள் செய்ய வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது
🇮🇳Telugu
తప్పని
విఫలమయ్యే లేదా తప్పులు చేసే అవకాశం ఉంది
🇮🇳Marathi
चुकीचे
अयशस्वी होण्याची किंवा चुका होण्याची शक्यता
🇮🇳Gujarati
અયોગ્ય
નિષ્ફળ થવાની અથવા ભૂલો થવાની સંભાવના
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಪ್ಪಬಹುದಾದ
ವಿಫಲಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ದೋಷಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆಯಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തെറ്റാവുന്ന
പരാജയപ്പെടാനോ പിശകുകൾ വരുത്താനോ സാധ്യതയുണ്ട്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਲਤ
ਅਸਫਲ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
غلط
ناکام ہونے یا غلطیاں کرنے کا امکان
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
易犯错误的
可能会失败或犯错误
🇯🇵Japanese
間違いやすい
失敗したり間違いを犯したりする可能性が高い
🇰🇷Korean
오류가 있는
실패하거나 오류가 발생할 가능성이 있음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
có thể mắc sai lầm
có khả năng thất bại hoặc mắc lỗi
🇹🇭Thai
ผิดพลาดได้
มีแนวโน้มที่จะล้มเหลวหรือเกิดข้อผิดพลาด
🇮🇩Indonesian
bisa salah
kemungkinan gagal atau membuat kesalahan
🇵🇭Filipino
mali
malamang na mabigo o magkamali
🇲🇾Malay
boleh salah
berkemungkinan gagal atau melakukan kesilapan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير معصوم من الخطأ
من المحتمل أن تفشل أو ترتكب أخطاء
🇮🇷Persian
خطاپذیر
احتمال شکست یا خطا وجود دارد
🇹🇷Turkish
yanılabilir
başarısız olma veya hata yapma olasılığı
🇮🇱Hebrew
עָלוּל לִטעוֹת
צפוי להיכשל או לעשות שגיאות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'fallible'?
The primary meaning of 'fallible' is 'likely to fail or make errors'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fallible' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'fallible' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'fallible' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'fallible' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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