- reliable
- достоверный, надёжный
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
reliable — re‧li‧a‧ble [rɪˈlaɪəbl] adjective someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on: • a good, reliable worker • The system will be more reliable than the current equipment. reliability noun [uncountable] : • The design… … Financial and business terms
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reliable — reliable, dependable, trustworthy, trusty, tried can be applied to persons, their utterances, views, methods, or instruments to mean having or manifesting qualities which merit confidence or trust. Reliable describes what one can count upon not… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Reliable — Re*li a*ble (r? l? ? b l), a. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. A. Norton. [1913 Webster] The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reliable — I adjective accurate, assured, authentic, believable, certain, competent, conclusive, conscientious, constant, credible, definite, dependable, devoted, evidential, exact, faithful, genuine, guaranteed, honest, honorable, incontestable,… … Law dictionary
reliable — [ri lī′ə bəl] adj. that can be relied on; dependable; trustworthy reliability n. reliableness reliably adv. SYN. RELIABLE is applied to a person or thing that can be counted upon to do what is expected or required [a reliable assistant ];… … English World dictionary
reliable — 1560s, raliabill, Scottish; see RELY (Cf. rely) + ABLE (Cf. able). Not common before 1850; and execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism. Related: Reliably; reliability … Etymology dictionary
reliable — has, surprisingly, been in common use only since about 1850, and was once objected to on the ground that it ought to mean ‘able to rely’ and not, as it does, ‘able to be relied on’, since rely cannot by itself take an object, as most verbs… … Modern English usage
reliable — [adj] trustworthy candid, careful, certain, conscientious, constant, decent, decisive, definite, dependable, determined, devoted, faithful, firm, good, high principled, honest, honorable, impeccable, incorrupt, loyal, okay, positive, predictable … New thesaurus
reliable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be relied on. DERIVATIVES reliability noun reliably adverb … English terms dictionary
reliable */*/ — UK [rɪˈlaɪəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) a) a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do Alice can look after the children. She s very reliable. a reliable workman/car b) a reliable vehicle … English dictionary