dependabilityn.
/dɪpɛndəˈbɪlɪti/ The quality of being dependable, reliability.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun]
truthOE
trotha1225
truefastnessa1225
trueshipa1225
trueness?c1225
soothnessc1275
faithc1300
good faithc1300
trustc1300
trueheadc1325
traistnessa1340
truthheada1400
faithfulnessc1400
loyaltyc1400
tristiness1408
trustinessc1450
confiance1490
fealty?1515
surety?c1535
loyalness1592
troth-keeping1605
true-heartedness1608
confidence1642
trustworthiness1662
responsibleness1706
dependence1752
reliability1810
trustihood1823
faithworthiness1828
reliableness1841
dependableness1860
dependability1901
1901 F. T. Bullen Sack of Shakings 264 Next to the Trades in dependability..are the west winds of the regions north and south of the Tropics.
1922 Daily Mail 7 Nov. 8 Renowned for entire Dependability.
1928 Daily Express 21 Apr. 10/3 That essential solidity and dependability that every wise woman seeks in her life mate.
1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 9 Feb. 103 Farmers everywhere give the 780 Special the biggest vote of confidence because they know its dependability is based on experience.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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