reliable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/
- rĭ-līʹə-bəl
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 From rely + -able.
Meanings
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Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs.
1855–1859, Washington Irving, The Life of George Washington:the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object
February 18, 1800, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Report on Mr. Pitt's Speech in Parliament of February 17, 1800, on the Continuance of the War with France (published in The Morning Post)a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles
1855, Andrews Norton, Internal Evidences of the Genuineness of the Gospels:
- (of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most reliable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more reliable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
reliably · nonreliable · reliabilism · superreliable · reliableness · semireliable · reliabilist · ultrareliable
Relateds
reliability · rely · reliance
Synonyms
solid · sure · firm · dependable · secure · trustworthy
Translations (68)
nb pålitelig (fit to be relied on) · gd earbsach (fit to be relied on) · cy dibynadwy (fit to be relied on) · gd seasmhach (fit to be relied on) · pl spolegliwy (fit to be relied on) · nn påliteleg (fit to be relied on) · mi titikaha (fit to be relied on) · pt fiável (fit to be relied on) · da pålidelig (fit to be relied on) · fr fiable (fit to be relied on) · lv uzticams (fit to be relied on) · uk наді́йний (fit to be relied on) · el αξιόπιστος (fit to be relied on) · vi đáng tin cậy (fit to be relied on) · nl betrouwbaar (fit to be relied on) · mi haepapa (fit to be relied on) · ba ышаныслы (fit to be relied on) · bg наде́жден (fit to be relied on) · mk доверлив (fit to be relied on) · nl zeker (fit to be relied on) · nn truverdig (fit to be relied on) · ms andal (fit to be relied on) · es bienqueda (fit to be relied on) · hu szavahihető (fit to be relied on) · it sicuro (fit to be relied on) · tr güvenilir (fit to be relied on) · eo fidinda (fit to be relied on) · fy fertroud (fit to be relied on) · gl fiábel (fit to be relied on) · arz امين (fit to be relied on) · ko 믿음직스럽다 (fit to be relied on) · km អាចទុកចិត្តបាន (fit to be relied on) · tk ygtybarly (fit to be relied on) · sk spoľahlivý (fit to be relied on) · pl niezawodny (fit to be relied on) · gl fiable (fit to be relied on) · cmn 可靠 (fit to be relied on) · th ไว้ใจได้ (fit to be relied on) · ro fiabil (fit to be relied on) · az etibarlı (fit to be relied on) · nb troverdig (fit to be relied on) · ar مَوْثُوق (fit to be relied on) · fr sûr (fit to be relied on) · ga iontaofa (fit to be relied on) · es fiable (fit to be relied on) · hy վստահելի (fit to be relied on) · ru надёжный (fit to be relied on) · ba яуаплы (fit to be relied on) · he אמין (fit to be relied on) · fi luotettava (fit to be relied on) · vi tin cậy (fit to be relied on) · ro sigur (fit to be relied on) · de zuverlässig (fit to be relied on) · hy հուսալի (fit to be relied on) · hi निष्ठावान (fit to be relied on) · de verlässlich (fit to be relied on) · cmn 穩妥 /稳妥 (fit to be relied on) · cs spolehlivý (fit to be relied on) · hu megbízható (fit to be relied on) · ka საიმედო (fit to be relied on) · ka სანდო (fit to be relied on) · it affidabile (fit to be relied on) · be надзе́йны (fit to be relied on) · mi horopū (fit to be relied on) · sh pouzdan (fit to be relied on) · th เชื่อถือได้ (fit to be relied on) · ja 頼もしい (fit to be relied on) · sv pålitlig (fit to be relied on)