fool·proof (f l prf )adj. 1. Designed so as to be impervious to human incompetence, error, or misuse: a foolproof detonator; a foolproof safety lock. 2. Effective; infallible: a foolproof scheme. |
foolproof [ˈfuːlˌpruːf]
adj
1. proof against failure; infallible a foolproof idea
2. (esp of machines) proof against human misuse, error, etc.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | foolproof - proof against human misuse or error; "foolproof this appliance" proof - make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer" |
| Adj. | 1. |  foolproof - not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"infallible - incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible" |
foolproof
adjective infallible, certain, safe, guaranteed, never-failing, unassailable, sure-fire (informal), unbreakable The system is not 100 per cent foolproof.
Translations
foolproof
adj (= infallible) method, system, test → unfehlbar; (= idiot-proof) camera, recipe → narrensicher, idiotensicher (inf)
foolproof [ˈfuːlˌpruːf] adj (method, plan) → infallibile, sicurissimo/a; (machine) → facile da usare
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