noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
General-American:/ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/
General-American:/ˌɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N F AE2 L IH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: faultlessness, perfection
Antonyms: fallibility
2
noun
Meaning 2
the quality of never making an error
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.