reliability en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English rely Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reliable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English reliability From reliable + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.
Above all, rail needs to be boring. By that, I mean that it must run its timetable reliably, day-in and day-out. Punctuality and reliability remain the bedrock of a successful railway.
2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, in RAIL, number 980, page 3:
- (uncountable, usually) the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).
- (uncountable, usually) measurable time of work before failure
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Translations (50)
es fiabilidad (quality of being reliable) · ca fiabilitat (quality of being reliable) · az etibarlılıq (quality of being reliable) · la firmitudo (quality of being reliable) · uk то́чність (quality of a measurement) · es fiabilidad (quality of a measurement) · id keterandalan (quality of being reliable) · ga dílseacht (quality of being reliable) · nl betrouwbaarheid (quality of a measurement) · nb tilforlatelighet (quality of being reliable) · de Belastbarkeit (quality of a measurement) · eo fidindeco (quality of being reliable) · pt confiabilidade (quality of being reliable) · pt fiabilidade (quality of a measurement) · la firmitudo (quality of a measurement) · ms keandalan (quality of being reliable) · ms kebolehpercayaan (quality of a measurement) · ro fiabilitate (quality of being reliable) · sv trovärdighet (quality of being reliable) · nb pålitelighet (quality of being reliable) · uk наді́йність (quality of being reliable) · ru надёжность (quality of being reliable) · de Zuverlässigkeit (quality of being reliable) · bg наде́ждност (quality of being reliable) · ms kebolehpercayaan (quality of being reliable) · fr fiabilité (quality of a measurement) · ota امانت (quality of being reliable) · la firmitas (quality of a measurement) · tl pagkamapanghahawakan (quality of being reliable) · gl fiabilidade (quality of being reliable) · pt confiabilidade (quality of a measurement) · nb reliabilitet (quality of being reliable) · fi luotettavuus (quality of being reliable) · pl niezawodność (quality of being reliable) · id reliabilitas (quality of a measurement) · be дакла́днасць (quality of a measurement) · tr güvenilirlik (quality of being reliable) · cs spolehlivost (quality of being reliable) · it affidabilità (quality of being reliable) · id keandalan (quality of being reliable) · id reliabilitas (quality of being reliable) · be надзе́йнасць (quality of being reliable) · it attendibilità (quality of being reliable) · ru то́чность (quality of a measurement) · az inamlılıq (quality of being reliable) · uk докла́дність (quality of a measurement) · el αξιοπιστία (quality of being reliable) · fr fiabilité (quality of being reliable) · la firmitas (quality of being reliable) · nl betrouwbaarheid (quality of being reliable)