dependability
noun
the quality of being able to be relied on; trustworthiness or constancy.
dependableness
-
a variation of
dependability.
- a word derived from dependable.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Th' ain't no finer trait, in my opinion, in man or woman, than dependableness, an' that's another reason I take sech special delight in the little daughter, Mary Elizabeth.
From Sonny, a Christmas Guest by Ruth McEnery Stuart
Your greatest success will be achieved in some field of service where dependableness is a primary essential.
From Certain Success by Norval A. Hawkins
She had been accustomed to hear charm and wit 51 and vivacity spoken of in those terms, but dependableness?
From The Camerons of Highboro by Beth Bradford Gilchrist
Oh, she is rigid New England," Mrs. Tully insisted, "the solidest of creatures as to honor and rectitude, dependableness and faithfulness.
From The Little Lady of the Big House by Jack London
An' as to character and dependableness, why, she's thess ez sound ez a bell.
From Sonny, a Christmas Guest by Ruth McEnery Stuart
