fallibilities
Capacities for error
Fallibilities are the ways in which someone or something can fail or be wrong.
The word is the plural of fallibility, the quality of being capable of error: We must acknowledge our own fallibilities.
The term often appears in discussions of human limitation or institutional weakness: The fallibilities of memory make eyewitness testimony unreliable.
Imperfections in something
- defectsFaults or imperfections
- shortcomingsInadequacies or weak points
- weaknessesPoints of vulnerability
- faultsImperfections or shortcomings
deficiencies · blemishes · frailties · foibles · peccadilloes · quirks · idiosyncrasies · blind spots
Unintended wrong actions
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- misstepsMistakes or errors
- miscalculationsErrors in computation
- oversightsFailures to notice
misjudgments · slip-ups · gaffes · inaccuracies · faux pas · lapses · errata · fumbles
Ease of breaking
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- exposureState of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- brittlenessProne to snapping
delicacy · frailty · precariousness · insecurity · defenselessness · weakness · breakability · instability
Inborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
understanding · growth · learning · redemption · self-awareness · introspection · acceptance · grace
State of being bounded
- transienceBrevity of existence
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- temporalityState of existing briefly
- agingGrowing older over time
decline · deterioration · entropy · decay · perishability · ephemerality · human condition · memento mori
flaws
Imperfections in something
- defectsFaults or imperfections
- shortcomingsInadequacies or weak points
- weaknessesPoints of vulnerability
faults · deficiencies · blemishes · frailties · foibles · peccadilloes · quirks · idiosyncrasies · blind spots · character flaws
mistakes
Unintended wrong actions
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- misstepsMistakes or errors
- miscalculationsErrors in computation
oversights · misjudgments · slip-ups · gaffes · inaccuracies · faux pas · lapses · errata · fumbles · botches
fragility
Ease of breaking
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- exposureState of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
brittleness · delicacy · frailty · precariousness · insecurity · defenselessness · weakness · breakability · instability · corruptibility
human nature
Inborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- compassionConcern for others' distress
empathy · understanding · growth · learning · redemption · self-awareness · introspection · acceptance · grace · confession
finitude
State of being bounded
- transienceBrevity of existence
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- temporalityState of existing briefly
aging · decline · deterioration · entropy · decay · perishability · ephemerality · human condition · memento mori · dust to dust
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States of being unerring
inerrancy · flawlessness · faultlessness · impeccability · reliability
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States of being unerring
impeccability · sinlessness · perfections · incorruptibility · immaculateness
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States of being faultless
perfectness · immaculateness · ideality · excellence · supremacy
fallacy, fallacious, infallible, fallible, fallibility, infallibly, infallibility, fallibly