Meanings
nounfallibilism (usually uncountable, plural fallibilisms)
plural fallibilisms
- uncountableusuallyThe doctrine that knowledge is never certain, but always hypothetical and susceptible to correction.
Origin
Translations
Catalan fal·libilisme
- fal·libilismedoctrine that knowledge is never certain
Chinese Mandarin 可謬論 /可谬论, 無法獲得明確知識的理論
- 可謬論 /可谬论 (kěmiùlùn)doctrine that knowledge is never certain
- 無法獲得明確知識的理論doctrine that knowledge is never certain
- 无法获得明确知识的理论 (wúfǎ huòdé míngquè zhīshi de lǐlùn)doctrine that knowledge is never certain
Czech falibilismus
- falibilismusdoctrine that knowledge is never certain
Finnish fallibilismi
- fallibilismidoctrine that knowledge is never certain
French faillibilisme
- faillibilismedoctrine that knowledge is never certain
German Fallibilismus
- Fallibilismusdoctrine that knowledge is never certain
Hungarian fallibilizmus
- fallibilizmusdoctrine that knowledge is never certain
Polish fallibilizm
- fallibilizmdoctrine that knowledge is never certain
Portuguese falibilismo
- falibilismodoctrine that knowledge is never certain
Russian фаллибили́зм
- фаллибили́зм (fallibilízm)doctrine that knowledge is never certain
Spanish falibilismo
- falibilismodoctrine that knowledge is never certain
Cite this entry
APA
fallibilism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallibilism
MLA
“fallibilism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallibilism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fallibilism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallibilism.
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