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noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being dependable or reliable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: dependableness, reliability, reliableness
Antonyms: undependability
Broader terms: responsibility, responsibleness
Narrower terms: solidity, solidness, infallibility, reproducibility, duplicability
History
Etymology tree English depend Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English dependability From depend + -ability.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
