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unerring

un·err·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-ur-ing, -er-]
    • /ʌnˈɜr ɪŋ, -ˈɛr-/
    • /ʌnˈɜː.rɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-ur-ing, -er-]
    • /ʌnˈɜr ɪŋ, -ˈɛr-/

Definitions of unerring word

  • adjective unerring not erring; not going astray or missing the mark: The captain set an unerring course for home. 1
  • adjective unerring undeviatingly accurate throughout; not containing any error or flaw: She gave an unerring recital of the day's events. 1
  • adjective unerring invariably precise or correct: unerring taste. 1
  • adjective unerring infallible, never mistaken 1
  • adjective unerring If you describe someone's judgment or ability as unerring, you mean that they are always correct and never mistaken. 0
  • adjective unerring not missing the mark or target 0

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Origin of unerring

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; un-1 + erring

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unerring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unerring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unerring usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unerring

adj unerring

  • apple pie — An apple pie is a kind of pie made with apples.
  • apple-pie — pertaining to or embodying traditional American values: apple-pie virtues; an apple-pie issue that no politician could vote against.
  • as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
  • beyond question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • bullseye — the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.

adjective unerring

  • apodictic — that can clearly be shown or proved; absolutely certain or necessarily true
  • confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
  • errorless — (not comparable) Free from errors; accurate, correct.
  • establishable — Able to be established.
  • exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.

Antonyms for unerring

adj unerring

  • fallible — (of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived or mistaken.
  • in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.

adjective unerring

  • errable — Liable to error; fallible.
  • erring — Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.

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