Dependable
adj, noun
adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A reliable person or thing.
"But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby."
Adjective
- 1 Able, or easily able to be depended on.
"He was a very dependable person."
Adjective
- 1 worthy of reliance or trust wordnet
- 2 financially safe wordnet
- 3 consistent in performance or behavior wordnet
- 4 worthy of being depended on wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"This source is dependable and predictable, but more research is still needed in this area."
Etymology
From depend + -able.