different between erroneous vs inerrant

English

Etymology

From Old French and Latin erroneus

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????.n?.?s/, /?????.n?.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???o?.ni.?s/, /???o?.ni.?s/

Adjective

erroneous (comparative more erroneous, superlative most erroneous)

1. Containing an error; inaccurate.

   His answer to the sum was erroneous.

2. Derived from an error.

   His conclusion was erroneous, since it was based on a false assumption.

3. Mistaken.

   Her choice at the line-up proved to be erroneous, as she had only seen the mugger for an instant.

4. (obsolete) Wandering; erratic.
5. (law) Deviating from the requirements of the law, but without a lack of legal authority, thus not illegal.

   If, while having the power to act, one commits error in the exercise of that power, he acts erroneously.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "erroneous" is often applied: impression, assumption, belief, conclusion, statement, idea, data, view, opinion, judgment, notion, decision, interpretation, diagnosis, conception, theory, reading, instruction, ruling, assessment, doctrine, advice, value, application, thinking, perception, principle, concept, action, description, record, determination, teaching, inference, premise, conviction, reasoning, argument, exclusion, calculation, inclusion, treatment, deductions, analysis.

Synonyms

• errorful, errorous, errory
• (containing an error): inaccurate, incorrect, wrong
• (derived from an error): fallacious, false, faulty, flawed
• (mistaken): mistaken, wrong
• (legal: deviating from the requirements of the law):

Antonyms

• errorless

Derived terms

• erroneously
• erroneousness

Translations

See also

• errant
• erratic
• fallacious

English

Etymology

in- +? errant

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /?n??r?nt/

Adjective

inerrant (not comparable)

1. Exhibiting inerrancy; without error.

   He questions the tenability of regarding the Scriptures as inerrant, since no original copies exist.