faithworthyadj.
/ˈfeɪθˌwəːði/, U.S. /ˈfeɪθˌwərði/ Worthy of belief or trust, trustworthy.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adjective]
leaffulc1275
levelya1300
trowablea1340
believablea1382
leveable1382
credible?c1400
creable1480
faithworthy?1526
creditworthy1554
credent?a1579
creditable1594
persuadable1617
persuasible1638
swallowable1818
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective]
soothfastc825
truefastOE
i-treowec1000
unfakenOE
trueOE
sickerc1100
trigc1175
strustya1250
steel to the (very) backa1300
true as steela1300
certainc1325
well-provedc1325
surec1330
traistc1330
tristc1330
trustya1350
faithfula1382
veryc1385
sada1387
discreet1387
trust1389
trothfulc1390
tristya1400
proveda1425
good-heartedc1425
well-trusted?a1439
tristfulc1440
authorizablea1475
faithworthy?1526
tentik1534
fidele1539
truthfulc1550
suresby1553
responsible1558
trestc1560
reliable1569
cocksurea1575
sound1581
trustful1582
truepenny1589
true (also good, sure) as touch1590
probable1596
confident1605
trustable1606
axiopistical1611
loyala1616
reposeful1627
confiding1645
fiducial1647
laudable1664
safe1667
accountable1683
serious1693
sponsible1721
dependable1730
unfailing1798
truthya1802
trustworthy1829
all right1841
stand-up1841
falsehood-free1850
right1856
proven1872
bankable1891
secure1954
?1526 J. Fisher Serm. at Paulis Ep. Ded. sig. Aivv Luther..neither is faith worthy, bicause of his repugnant doctryne, nor he chastiseth nat his body by fastynge.
1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. xxxi. 516 It is a needlesse scrupulositie in you, to doubt of this myne owne testimonie... In regard of its qualitie, being so faith-worthie [Sp. digno de Fè].
1671 J. Webster Metallographia iii. 56 Certain and faith-worthy Authors in the nearer Germany.
1760 C. Lucas Seasonable Advice to Electors 71 Let my crimes be proved by faith-worthy witnesses.
1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 217 It is affirmed by a..faith-worthy author.
1861 Daily Tel. 26 Oct. The lady is faithworthy in her evidence as to identity.
1865 Reader 28 Jan. 98/2 So far as profound knowledge..can ensure faithworthy evidence.
1957 G. P. Dennis Till Seven xx. 135 I took what they told me as faithworthy, a natural and sufficient explanation of why the world was there.
1998 J. M. Packard Victoria's Daughters v. 95 Victoria regarded her role as a trust requiring..faithworthy probity.
Derivatives
ˈfaithworthiness n. now rare
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [noun]
credencec1450
credit1552
credibilitya1572
credibleness1595
creditableness1660
believablenessa1680
creditability1808
faithworthiness1828
tenability1845
tenableness1849
believability1865
cred1982
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun]
truthOE
trotha1225
truefastnessa1225
trueshipa1225
trueness?c1225
soothnessc1275
faithc1300
good faithc1300
trustc1300
trueheadc1325
traistnessa1340
truthheada1400
faithfulnessc1400
loyaltyc1400
tristiness1408
trustinessc1450
confiance1490
fealty?1515
surety?c1535
loyalness1592
troth-keeping1605
true-heartedness1608
confidence1642
trustworthiness1662
responsibleness1706
dependence1752
reliability1810
trustihood1823
faithworthiness1828
reliableness1841
dependableness1860
dependability1901
1828 Q. Rev. July 287 Perjury..necessarily destroys his character for truth and faith-worthiness.
1882 Belfast News-let. 18 Aug. 5/3 An esteemed friend of ours vouches for the faithworthiness and cultured intelligence of the respectable lady.
1968 K. Cragg Privilege of Man iii. 58 Being expatriate is the condition within which the man of active faith experiences the faithworthiness of the power within the calling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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