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trustworthiness

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌst.wɜɹ.ði.nɛs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English trustworthy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English trustworthiness From trustworthy + -ness.

  1. The state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable.

    “With worrisome patients, it may be in order to predict or prescribe a relapse followed by a rerecovery, a sequence which gives greater confidence in the trustworthiness of the outcome.”