Definition of Dependable

1. Adjective. Worthy of reliance or trust. "A dependable worker"


2. Adjective. Worthy of being depended on. "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

3. Adjective. Consistent in performance or behavior. "A steady-going family man"
Exact synonyms: Rock-steady, Steady-going
Similar to: Steady
Derivative terms: Dependability, Dependableness

4. Adjective. Financially sound. "A secure investment"
Exact synonyms: Good, Safe, Secure
Similar to: Sound
Derivative terms: Dependableness, Safeness, Security

Definition of Dependable

1. a. Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.

Definition of Dependable

1. Adjective. Able, or easily able to be depended on. ¹

2. Noun. A reliable person or thing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dependable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dependable

depaving
depeach
depeached
depeche
depeches
depectible
depeculation
depeculations
depeinct
depeincts
depend
depend on
depend upon
dependabilities
dependability
dependable
dependableness
dependables
dependably
dependance
dependances
dependant
dependant on(p)
dependants
depended
dependee
dependence
dependences
dependencies
dependency

Literary usage of Dependable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essentials of Social Psychology by Emory Stephen Bogardus (1920)
"Consequently, the socially dependable self is one in which the desires have ... They are more objective, less passional, and more dependable than desires. ..."

2. The Practical Book of Garden Architecture by Phebe Westcott Humphreys (1914)
"XIV Dependable BIRD HOUSES WHERE THE FEATHERED SONGSTERS FIND PRACTICAL NESTING PLACES AND PROTECTION FROM THEIR ENEMIES IN the West Indies there flourishes ..."

3. Flower Gardening by Henry Sherman Adams (1913)
"CHAPTER XVIII THE MOST Dependable FLOWERS ANY true amateur would find the growing of flowers ... The really dependable flowers are good enough for them. ..."

4. Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board by United States Shipping Board (1922)
"Maintenance of Dependable Sailing Schedules. The traffic department during the fiscal year made one of its principal objectives the maintenance of ..."

5. Baltimore: Its History and Its People by Clayton Colman Hall, Lewis Historical Publishing Co (1912)
"In all Mr. Emmart is a plain, strong, dependable sort of a man, who has that indefinable something called personal magnetism that draws men to him. ..."

6. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children (1916)
"of the disease, has proved to Keys(4) and many other observers to be quite dependable. Although the Wassermann is less often positive after such a course, ..."

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