Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fallibilist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fal-li-bilist
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An advocate or supporter of fallibilism.

Etymology

Etymology tree English fallible Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English fallibilist From fallible + -ist.

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Questions

What does fallibilist mean?
An advocate or supporter of fallibilism.
Where does fallibilist come from?
Etymology tree English fallible Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English fallibilist From fallible + -ist.

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