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# trustworthiness

noun (trustworthiness — uncountable)

«trustworthiness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Trustworthiness is the quality of being trustworthy: honest, reliable and able to be trusted to do what is right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#m1)
2. Trustworthiness of information means how reliable and true it is, such as a source or a website. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics and citizenship lessons it is a core value along with honesty and respect. In research lessons pupils judge the trustworthiness of websites and news by checking who wrote it and whether other sources agree. In stories a character proves their trustworthiness by keeping a secret or a promise.

### Examples

- Keeping secrets shows trustworthiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#x1)
- The teacher praised Sam for his trustworthiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#x2)
- Check the trustworthiness of a website before you use it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#x3)
- Trustworthiness matters a lot when you look after a pet for a neighbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#x4)
- A good friend's trustworthiness is worth more than gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#x5)
- We discussed the trustworthiness of the news story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#x6)
- Her trustworthiness made her the perfect class treasurer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Built from «trust» + «worthy» + «-ness»; note «worthi-» (y becomes i). Adjective: «trustworthy». Opposite: «untrustworthiness». Not the same as «trust»: you trust someone; their trustworthiness is the quality that makes trust sensible.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trustworthiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trustworthiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trustworthiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trustworthiness.html) on Mova free.