dependability

[ dih-pen-duh-bil-i-tee ]

/ dɪˌpɛn dəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

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noun

the quality of being able to be relied on; trustworthiness or constancy:How grateful he was for his partner’s calmness and steadfast dependability, carefully managing their affairs year after year.

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Sometimes de·pend·a·ble·ness [dih-pen-duh-buhl-nis] /dɪˈpɛn də bəl nɪs/ .

Origin of dependability

depend(able) + -ability

OTHER WORDS FROM dependability

in·ter·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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His dependability and stability in net were long staples in Washington, and he was a key member of the team’s run to the Stanley Cup.
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Our core values define who we are and how we do our work, so we have a team that’s committed to safety, integrity, passion, resourcefulness, dependability, and fun.
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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

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