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Dependability

[dih-pen-duh-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

de·pend·a·ble

[dih-pen-duh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.

Origin:
1725–35; depend + -able

de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
de·pend·a·bly, adverb
in·ter·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, noun
in·ter·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
non·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, noun
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non·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
non·de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
non·de·pend·a·b·ly, adverb
pre·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
un·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
un·de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
un·de·pend·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


trustworthy, trusty, trusted, steadfast, faithful, responsible.

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Example Sentences
  • Stimson, participating in the research that significantly improved the accuracy and dependability of military weapons.
  • Each would thus be guaranteeing the other's dependability.
  • The difference, people will tell you, is dependability.
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World English Dictionary
dependable (dɪˈpɛndəbəl)
 
adj
able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy
 
dependa'bility
 
n
 
de'pendableness
 
n
 
de'pendably
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

dependable
1735, from depend + -able. Related: Dependability (1901).
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Computing Dictionary

dependability definition


software reliability

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