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reliable

/ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/rih-LIGH-uh-buhl
/ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/rih-LIGH-uh-buhl

Meaningable to be relied on

Common meaning: trustworthy

Journey through time

  1. Latinreligare‘to fasten’source
  2. Frenchrelier‘to bind up’source
  3. Englishrely‘depend on’
  4. Englishformed in English from relyreliable‘trustworthy’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from rely + -able.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RELY, p.500 · scan

Source words

  • religare Latin · source word “to fasten”

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