dependableadj.
/dɪˈpɛndəb(ə)l/ That may be depended on; trustworthy, reliable.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective]
soothfastc825
truefastOE
i-treowec1000
unfakenOE
trueOE
sickerc1100
trigc1175
strustya1250
steel to the (very) backa1300
true as steela1300
certainc1325
well-provedc1325
surec1330
traistc1330
tristc1330
trustya1350
faithfula1382
veryc1385
sada1387
discreet1387
trust1389
trothfulc1390
tristya1400
proveda1425
good-heartedc1425
well-trusted?a1439
tristfulc1440
authorizablea1475
faithworthy?1526
tentik1534
fidele1539
truthfulc1550
suresby1553
responsible1558
trestc1560
reliable1569
cocksurea1575
sound1581
trustful1582
truepenny1589
true (also good, sure) as touch1590
probable1596
confident1605
trustable1606
axiopistical1611
loyala1616
reposeful1627
confiding1645
fiducial1647
laudable1664
safe1667
accountable1683
serious1693
sponsible1721
dependable1730
unfailing1798
truthya1802
trustworthy1829
all right1841
stand-up1841
falsehood-free1850
right1856
proven1872
bankable1891
secure1954
1730 A. Pope Corr. Oct. (1956) III. 138 That desire was, to fix and preserve a few lasting, dependable friendships.
1840 J. F. W. Herschel Ess. (1857) 92 Calculations, with more dependable data.
1842 Murray's Hand-bk. N. Italy 91 Le Quattro Nazioni, good and reasonable, and kept by very dependable people.
1864 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. IV. 642 Flambard was thoroughly dependable.
1889 W. B. Carpenter Permanent Elem. Relig. Introd. 30 We have dependable material on which to base our study.
Derivatives
deˈpendableness n.
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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
1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 554 Alexander saw and impressed upon his successors the dependibleness of the Jewish people.
1874 D. M. Mulock My Mother & I xi One of his characteristics was exceeding punctuality and dependableness.
deˈpendably adv.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adverb]
tristilyc1330
traistlya1340
faithlyc1350
faithfullya1400
fayfully?a1400
trothlya1400
truefullya1400
trustilya1450
trustworthily1827
reliably1846
trustedly1856
dependably1862
1862 J. W. Carlyle Lett. III. 111 The accounts I get of Mr. C. from himself, and (still more dependably) from my housemaid.
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