worthy of reliance or trust

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses, a farm building for housing horses or other livestock, adjective_ resistant to change of position or condition, firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation, not taking part readily in chemical change, verb_ shelter in a stable, transitive verb_ To put or keep in a stable, obsolete To fix; to establish, intransitive verb_ To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.

Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons, Reliable; dependable, Not exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from, transitive verb_ To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect, To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping, To make certain; ensure

the quality of being dependable or reliable, The quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent, that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See validity)

Belonging to a monastic order or community, Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized, Customary, usual, or normal, noun_ A soldier belonging to a regular army, A clothing size designed for persons of average height, A dependable loyal person

Definite; fixed, Capable of being relied on; dependable, Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning, noun_ Certainty, A definite but unstated quantity

(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable