TRUSTWORTHINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trustworthiness mean? 

• TRUSTWORTHINESS (noun)
  The noun TRUSTWORTHINESS has 1 sense:

1. the trait of deserving trust and confidence

  Familiarity information: TRUSTWORTHINESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRUSTWORTHINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of deserving trust and confidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

trustiness; trustworthiness

Hypernyms ("trustworthiness" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trustworthiness"):

creditworthiness (trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing)

responsibility; responsibleness (a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct)

Antonym:

untrustworthiness (the trait of not deserving trust or confidence)

Derivation:

trustworthy (taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations)

trustworthy (worthy of trust or belief)