dependable

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

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Origin of dependable

1
First recorded in 1725–35; depend + -able

Other words for dependable

Other words from dependable

  • de·pend·a·bil·i·ty [dih-pen-duh-bil-i-tee], /dɪˌpɛn dəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
  • de·pend·a·bly, adverb
  • in·ter·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
  • non·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
  • non·de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
  • non·de·pend·a·bly, adverb
  • pre·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
  • un·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
  • un·de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·de·pend·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for dependable

dependable

/ (dɪˈpɛndəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy

Derived forms of dependable

  • dependability or dependableness, noun
  • dependably, adverb

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