undependableness

8.9

A quality of someone or something that others do not trust to do what is needed

noun
/ˌʌndɪˈpɛndəblnəs/

: poca fiabilidad

The undependableness of the old car made every trip a risky adventure.

Examples

Because of his undependableness, no one trusted him with important tasks.
Her constant changes of plan revealed a frustrating undependableness in her character.
Her undependableness made it difficult to trust her.
The team's undependableness cost them the championship.
His undependableness led colleagues to avoid relying on him for crucial projects.
The teacher's repeated tardiness demonstrated an undependableness that frustrated her students.
Due to her undependableness, her friends planned events without inviting her.

Synonyms

unreliability

vsundependableness

3 5.5

Not being dependable or able to be trusted

is a slightly more formal or less common variant

undependability

vsundependableness

7.9

A person or thing that cannot be trusted

is the general state of not being reliable or trusted

unreliableness

vsundependableness

7.4

Not able to be trusted to work or be right

is the usual neutral noun used more commonly

Antonyms

reliability

60 3.5

A person or thing you can trust to work well every time

dependability

4 3.4

Being trustworthy and able to be relied on to do what is needed

dependableness

3.0

Being someone or something you can trust to do what is needed

How Dependable

reliability

60 3.5

undependableness

8.9

unreliability

3 5.5

Surface Forms

undependableness singular

undependablenesses plural

Morphology

undependableness = undependable (transparent) = un + depend + able + ness

Forming a noun from the adjective 'undependable' using the regular suffix '-ness' straightforwardly yields 'the quality of being not dependable'.

Etymology

Undependableness breaks into un- 'not', dependable 'able to be trusted', and -ness 'a state'. So, undependableness means the state of being not dependable or trustworthy.