dependability

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˌpɛndəˈbɪləti/ UK /dɪˌpɛndəˈbɪləti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being trustworthy and reliable

The brand built its reputation on the dependability of its engines.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... reliability trustworthiness steadiness constancy stability faithfulness

Opposites

unreliabilityfickleness inconstancy

Word family

Related forms depend dependable dependence

Etymology

Formed from dependable (depend plus -able) plus -ity; depend is from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang').

dependere Latin pendere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dependability

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˌpɛndəˈbɪləti/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˌpɛndəˈbɪləti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being trustworthy and reliable

## Examples
- The brand built its reputation on the dependability of its engines.

## Synonyms
- reliability
- trustworthiness
- steadiness
- constancy
- stability
- faithfulness

## Antonyms
- unreliability
- fickleness
- inconstancy

## Related Forms
- depend
- dependable
- dependence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dependere
- Root: pendere

## Etymology
Formed from dependable (depend plus -able) plus -ity; depend is from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang').

## AI Etymology
Dependability is formed from dependable (depend plus -able) plus -ity; depend is from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang'). Important recorded forms include dependere (Latin) and pendere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being trustworthy and reliable. The wider family includes related words such as depend, dependable, and dependence.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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