English-Thai Dictionary

reliable

ADJ เชื่อถือได้  ไว้ใจได้  ไว้วางใจ ได้  dependable trustworthy chue-tue-dai

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RELIABLE

RELIABLE Re *li "a *ble (r-l "-b'l ), a.

 

Defn: Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. "A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles." A. Norton. The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object. Coleridge. 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." W. Irving.

 

Note: Some authors take exception to this word, maintaining that it is unnecessary, and irregular in formation. It is, however, sanctioned by the practice of many careful writers as a most convenient substitute for the phrase to be relied upon, and a useful synonym for trustworthy, which is by preference applied to persons, as reliable is to things, such as an account, statement, or the like. The objection that adjectives derived from neuter verbs do not admit of a passive sense is met by the citation of laughable, worthy of being laughed at, from the neuter verb to laugh; available, fit or able to be availed of, from the neuter verb to avail; dispensable, capable of being dispensed with, from the neuter verb to dispense. Other examples might be added. -- Re *li "a *ble *ness, n. -- Re *li "a *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

reliable

re li a ble |riˈlīəbəl rəˈlaɪəbəl | ▶adjective consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted: a reliable source of information. ▶noun a person or thing with such trustworthy qualities: the supporting cast includes old reliables like Mitchell. DERIVATIVES re li a bil i ty |riˌlīəˈbilətē |noun, re li a ble ness noun, re li a bly |-blē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

reliable

re |li ¦able |rɪˈlʌɪəb (ə )l | ▶adjective consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted: a reliable source of information. ▶noun (usu. reliables ) a reliable person or thing: the supporting cast includes old reliables like Mitchell. DERIVATIVES reliability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, reliableness noun, reliably adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

reliable

reliable adjective 1 reliable evidence: dependable, good, well-founded, authentic, valid, genuine, sound, true. 2 a reliable friend: trustworthy, dependable, good, true, faithful, devoted, steadfast, staunch, constant, loyal, trusty, dedicated, unfailing; truthful, honest. ANTONYMS untrustworthy. 3 reliable brakes: dependable, safe, fail-safe. 4 a reliable company: reputable, dependable, trustworthy, honest, responsible, established, proven. ANTONYMS disreputable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

reliable

reliable adjective 1 reliable evidence: dependable, good, well founded, well grounded, authentic, definitive, attested, valid, genuine, from the horse's mouth, sound, true; Brit. copper-bottomed. ANTONYMS unreliable. 2 a reliable friend: trustworthy, dependable, good, true, faithful, devoted, steady, steadfast, staunch, unswerving, unwavering, constant, loyal, trusty, dedicated, committed, unfailing, infallible, certain, sure; truthful, honest. ANTONYMS unreliable, untrustworthy. 3 the new bikes have reliable V-brakes: dependable, safe, fail-safe, tried and tested, well built, well engineered, good. ANTONYMS unreliable. 4 a reliable firm: reputable, dependable, trustworthy, honest, responsible, established, proven, stable, sound, solid, secure, safe, safe as houses. ANTONYMS unreliable, dodgy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

reliable

re li a ble /rɪlá (ɪ )əb (ə )l /→rely 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人 製品 方法が 〉信頼できる , 頼りになる , 期待通りの (dependable )(↔unreliable )▸ the most reliable way to protect data 最も信頼できるデータの保護方法 .2 〈情報 (源 )証拠などが 〉信頼できる , 確かな ▸ reliable sources 信頼できる情報筋 ～ness 名詞