Able, or easily able to be depended on.

A reliable person or thing.

(archaic) dependence / Misspelling of dependence.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depend

plural of dependency

plural of dependability

The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.

(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

The state of being dependent, of relying upon another. / An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.

A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative. / Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else: / A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.