- er´ror|less
- er|ror «EHR uhr», noun.1. something done that is wrong; something that is not as it ought to be; mistake: »
I failed my test because of errors in spelling. There is an error in the date of his birth.
2. the condition of being wrong, mistaken, or incorrect: »You are in error; your answer is wrong. All men are liable to error (John Locke).
3. wrongdoing; sin: »Into the second [tabernacle] went the high priest…not without blood which he offered…for the errors of the people (Hebrews 9:7).
4. Baseball. a faulty play in catching or throwing that costs the team in the field an out or allows a runner to advance.5. Bowling. = break1 (noun. def. 15). (Cf. ↑break)6. Mathematics. the difference between the observed or approximate amount and the correct amount.7. Archaic. the action of wandering or roving: »The damsel's headlong error thro' the wood (Tennyson).
╂[< Old French error < Latin error < errāre err]–er´ror|less, adjective.Synonym Study 1 Error, mistake mean something incorrect or wrong. Error applies to any incorrect or wrong act; unimportant or serious, careless or intentional, easily excused or deserving blame: »The typist failed to get the job because of errors in spelling.
Mistake applies to an error in judgment or understanding or to something done thoughtlessly or by oversight: »My mistake was failing to buy land when it was cheap.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
