infaillible
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin infallibilis. Synchronically analysable as in- + faillible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fa.jibl/
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Adjective
infaillible (plural infaillibles)
- infallible (without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy)
- Antonym: faillible
- inevitable
- 1685, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Philippe Quinault, Roland
- Roland est dans ces lieux; c'est un rival terrible;
- Et votre perte est infaillible,
- Si vous vous exposez à son fatal courroux.
- 1685, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Philippe Quinault, Roland
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Further reading
- “infaillible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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