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reliable
English
Etymology
From Scottish raliabill, itself from to rely + -able
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?-l???-b?l, IPA(key): /???la??b?l/
- Rhymes: -a??b?l
Adjective
reliable (comparative more reliable, superlative most reliable)
- Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
- 1855, Andrews Norton, Internal Evidences of the Genuineness of the Gospels
- a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles
- 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)
- the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object
- 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, Andrews Norton, Internal Evidences of the Genuineness of the Gospels
- (signal processing, 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
Synonyms
- secure
- dependable
- trustworthy
- trusty
Antonyms
- unreliable
Derived terms
- reliableness
- reliably
- semireliable
Related terms
- reliability
- reliance
- rely
Translations
See also
- Reliability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
reliable (plural reliables)
- Something or someone reliable or dependable
- the old reliables
Translations
Anagrams
- Abrielle, Bellaire, lieberal
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respectable
English
Etymology
respect +? -able
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): [?i.?sp?k.t?.bl?]
Adjective
respectable (comparative more respectable, superlative most respectable)
- Deserving respect.
- In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass. In this way all respectable burgesses, down to fifty years ago, spent their evenings.
- Decent; satisfactory.
- Moderately well-to-do.
Synonyms
- honorable
Antonyms
- contemptible
- despicable
- disrespectable
Related terms
- respectability
- respectabilize
- respectably
Translations
See also
- respectful
- respective
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /r?s.p?k?ta.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /res.pek?ta.ble/
Adjective
respectable (masculine and feminine plural respectables)
- respectable
Derived terms
- respectabilitat
Related terms
- respectar
Further reading
- “respectable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “respectable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “respectable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “respectable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
respect +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s.p?k.tabl/
- Homophone: respectables
- Hyphenation: res?pec?table
Adjective
respectable (plural respectables)
- respectable
Derived terms
- respectablement
Further reading
- “respectable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- respectábel
Adjective
respectable m or f (plural respectables)
- respectable
Derived terms
- respectabilidade
Related terms
- respectar
Further reading
- “respectable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
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