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Dependable definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEPENDABLE, a. That may be depended on; as dependable friendships.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" [syn: reliable, dependable] [ant: undependable, unreliable]
2: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable, true]
3: consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn: dependable, rock-steady, steady-going]
4: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable, good, safe, secure]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1735 capable of being depended on ; reliable <a dependable source of income> • dependability noun • dependableness noun • dependably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. reliable. Derivatives: dependability n. dependableness n. dependably adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dependable De*pend"a*ble, a. Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy. ``Dependable friendships.'' --Pope.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you say that someone or something is dependable, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do. He was a good friend, a dependable companion. = reliable ADJ [approval]

Moby Thesaurus

calculable, fail-safe, faithful, faithworthy, fast, firm, guaranteed, harmless, incorruptible, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, predictable, proven, reliable, responsible, riskless, secure, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, straight, substantial, sure, surefire, tested, to be trusted, tried, tried and true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty, undangerous, unfailing, unfalse, unhazardous, unperfidious, unperilous, unprecarious, unrisky, untreacherous, warranteed, well-founded, well-grounded