adj
Meaning 1
Not dependable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
undependable
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adjective
Meaning 2
not worthy of reliance or trust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
- an undependable assistant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unreliable
Antonyms: dependable
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
liable to be erroneous or misleading
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an undependable generalization
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unreliable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English depend Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dependable English undependable From un- + dependable.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ненадежден (nenadežden) — not to be relied upon
- French: pas fiable — not to be relied upon
- Māori: kahurakiraki — not to be relied upon
- Māori: kōnukenuke — not to be relied upon