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unfailingalways accurate, reliable, or successful; never failing

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: always accurate, reliable, or successful; never failing

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈfeɪlɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 결코 실패하지 않는, 변함없는, 확실한

Korean pronunciation: 언**페**일링

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's unfailing recipe for disaster: mixing cooking with her smartphone tutorials.
  • The GPS showed unfailing confidence in directing us through a cornfield.
  • His unfailing instinct for choosing the slowest checkout line is truly remarkable.

unfailing

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnˈfeɪlɪŋ//

always accurate, reliable, or successful; never failing

unfailing concept
💡 Concept

The lighthouse keeper provides unfailing guidance through the dangerous storm

unfailing rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Through storms prevailing, his light guides ships sailing!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈfeɪlɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈfeɪlɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootfail
Suffix--ing

Origin

From the prefix 'un-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'failing' (from Old French 'faillir' meaning 'to lack' or 'to fail'). The word emerged in English to describe something that does not fail.

🎵Rhyme

prevailingsailingwailingtrailing
prevailing
sailing
wailing
trailing

🔗Collocations

unfailing loyalty
unfailing support
unfailing accuracy
unfailing optimism
unfailing memory
unfailing courage
with unfailing regularity

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's unfailing recipe for disaster: mixing cooking with her smartphone tutorials.

😄 Fun example

The GPS showed unfailing confidence in directing us through a cornfield.

😄 Fun example

His unfailing instinct for choosing the slowest checkout line is truly remarkable.

She has shown unfailing dedication to her research throughout her career.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

reliableconstantunwaveringsteadfastdependable

Antonyms

unreliableinconsistentfailing

Related

infallibleunerringfoolproofsteadyloyal

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