reliablenessn.
/rᵻˈlʌɪəblnəs/, U.S. /rəˈlaɪəbəlnəs/, /riˈlaɪəbəlnəs/ The quality or state of being reliable; = reliability n. (in various senses).
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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
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [noun] > reliance > justification for
reliability1810
reliableness1841
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > reliability > [noun]
sureness1589
unfailableness1624
unfailingnessa1656
undoubtedness1691
reliability1810
reliableness1841
1841 P. Harwood German Anti-supernaturalism iv. 58 These books of the four gospels have beauties rich and rare: but historical clearness and congruity—all that makes matter-of-fact reliableness—are not among those beauties.
1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 51 There is a certain sturdy reliableness common among them.
1871 S. Smiles Character i. 8 Thus reliableness becomes a passport to the general esteem and confidence of mankind.
1928 Philos. Rev. 37 559 Every line of the book gives evidence of the reliableness of the sources.
1997 Nation (Thailand) (Nexis) 20 Nov. Accurate information should be put on labels, and the reliableness of the manufacturers is important.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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