dependable

[dih-pen-duh-buhl]

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adjective

capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.

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Origin of dependable

First recorded in 1725–35; depend + -able

SYNONYMS FOR dependable

trustworthy, trusty, trusted, steadfast, faithful, responsible.

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de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, de·pend·a·ble·ness, nounde·pend·a·bly, adverbin·ter·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, nounin·ter·de·pend·a·ble, adjective

non·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·de·pend·a·ble, adjectivenon·de·pend·a·ble·ness, nounnon·de·pend·a·bly, adverbpre·de·pend·a·ble, adjectiveun·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·de·pend·a·ble, adjectiveun·de·pend·a·ble·ness, nounun·de·pend·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for dependability

To the legacy qualities were added another: a higher standard of dependability.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And that dependability rested as much on the engines as on the airplane.
The Exemplary Plane at the Heart of the MH370 Mystery|Clive Irving|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But at least during this period of time, he hadn't reached the stage of dependability that you men of higher rank would rely on?
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Wardrop had that after-debauch suspicion of all men, but I think he grasped at me as a dependability.
The Window at the White Cat|Mary Roberts Rinehart

Dependability, honesty, economy, faithfulness and his capacity for finishing what he starts are the strongest points of this type.
How to Analyze People on Sight|Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
It was cut from a 90 to an 86 and on one particular phase of how they grade you—on dependability.
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You've been recommended as a man of high purpose and dependability.
The Black Tide|Arthur G. Stangland

British Dictionary definitions for dependability

dependable

adjective

able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy

Derived Formsdependability or dependableness, noundependably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for dependability

dependable

adj.

1735; se depend + -able. Related: Dependability; dependably.

dependable

adjective

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