reliability

re·li·abil·i·ty

noun \ri-ˌlī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\

Definition of RELIABILITY

1

: the quality or state of being reliable

2

: the extent to which an experiment, test, or measuring procedure yields the same results on repeated trials

Examples of RELIABILITY

1. <we never had reason to question the reliability of the park rangers in the event of an emergency>

First Known Use of RELIABILITY

1816

Related to RELIABILITY

Synonyms: dependability, dependableness, reliableness, responsibility, solidity, solidness, sureness, trustability, trustworthiness

Antonyms: dodginess [chiefly British], unreliability

Related Words: inerrancy, infallibility; credibility, creditability, creditableness

Near Antonyms: doubtfulness, dubiousness, questionableness, shakiness, uncertainness

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Rhymes with RELIABILITY

acceptability, accessibility, accountability, adaptability, adjustability, advisability, affordability, agreeability, attainability, availability, believability, compatibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, electability, eligibility, excitability, expendability, illegibility, immutability, implausibility, impossibility, improbability, incapability, infallibility, inflexibility, invisibility, manageability, marketability, measurability, navigability, permissibility, practicability, predictability, profitability, public utility, respectability, responsibility, reusability, separability, strict liability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, upward mobility, variability, vulnerability