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Definitions for Dependence

[1] the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
[2] reliance; confidence; trust: Her complete reliability earned her our dependence.
[3] an object of reliance or trust.
[4] the state of being conditional or contingent on something, as through a natural or logical sequence: the dependence of an effect upon a cause.
[5] the state of being psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug after a prolonged period of use.
[6] subordination or subjection: the dependence of Martinique upon France.
[7] the state or fact of being dependent, esp for support or help
[8] reliance; trust; confidence
[9] rare an object or person relied upon

Words related to Dependence

dependency, confidence, faith, belief, habit, addiction, trust, obsession, craving, credence, jones

Words nearby Dependence

depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable, dependant, dependence, dependency, dependency-prone, dependent, dependent clause, dependent drainage

Origin of Dependence

1400–50; late Middle English dependaunce < Old French dependance, equivalent to depend(re ) (see depend) + -ance -ence

Other words from Dependence

non·de·pend·ance , noun
non·de·pend·ence , noun
o·ver·de·pend·ence , noun
pre·de·pend·ence , noun
self-de·pend·ence , noun
sem·i·de·pend·ence , noun
de•pend′ en•cy n.

Synonyms for Dependence

confidence, dependency, addiction, belief, craving, credence, faith, habit, jones, obsession, trust, addictedness