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Skilful vs Dependable - What's the difference?

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Skilful is a related term of dependable.


As adjectives the difference between skilful and dependable

is that skilful is possessing skill, skilled while dependable is able, or easily able to be depended on.

As a noun dependable is

a reliable person or thing.

skilful

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete) * (US) skillful

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • possessing skill, skilled.

    • Related terms

    * skill * skilled * skilfully

    dependable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able, or easily able to be depended on.
    • He was a very dependable person.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reliable person or thing.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 7, author=Jeff Z. Klein, title=At Full Strength, Red Wings Dominate, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby. }}