RELIABLE


Meaning of RELIABLE in English

re ‧ li ‧ a ‧ ble AC /rɪˈlaɪəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ reliability , ↑ reliance ; adjective : ↑ reliable ≠ ↑ unreliable , ↑ reliant ; verb : ↑ rely ; adverb : ↑ reliably ]

someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on SYN dependable ⇨ rely :

a birth control method that is cheap and reliable

Miller was a quiet and reliable man.

—reliably adverb

—reliability /rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti, rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.