able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed : able to be depended on
- The old well is a dependable source of water.
- a dependable old car
- He’s the team’s most dependable[=consistent] player.
— dependability /dɪˌpɛndəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]
- the car’s proven dependability
— dependably /dɪˈpɛndəbli/ adverb
- a plant that will bloom dependably, year after year