noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈtɹʌst.wɜɹ.ði.nɛs/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trustability
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the trait of deserving trust and confidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English trustworthy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English trustworthiness From trustworthy + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
etibarlılıq
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Azerbaijani:
inamlılıq
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Bulgarian:
благонадеждност
(blagonadeždnost)
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Bulgarian:
надеждност
(nadeždnost)
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Danish:
troværdighed
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Dutch:
betrouwbaarheid
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Esperanto:
fidindeco
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Finnish:
luotettavuus
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
French:
fiabilité
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Greek:
αξιοπιστία
(axiopistía)
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Italian:
fidatezza
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Italian:
attendibilità
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Italian:
affidabilità
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Norwegian Bokmål:
troverdighet
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Russian:
благонадёжность
(blagonadjóžnostʹ)
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Serbo-Croatian:
pouzdanost
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Serbo-Croatian:
vjerodostojnost
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Spanish:
integridad
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Swedish:
trovärdighet
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Swedish:
trovärde
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
Ottoman Turkish:
امانت
(emânet)
— the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable
