dependence
dependence is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause). The cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another. Bp. Burnet.
- 2.Mutu So dark adependence or order. Sir T. More.
- 3.Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self. Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy. Burke.
- 4.A resting with confidence; reliance; trust. Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul. T. Erskine.
- 5.That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence.
- 6.That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else. Like a large cluster of black grapes they show And make a large dependence from the bough. Dryden.
- 7.A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. [Obs.] To go on now with my first dependence. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- according
- accordingly
- adventitious
- are
- attitude
- attribution
- being
- case
- causation
- certain
- circumstance
- circumstantial
- conditional
- conditionally
- conjunctive
- context
- contingency
- contingent
- crisis
- critical
- emergence
- emergency
- environment
- event
- exigency
- extrinsic
- footing
- given
- happen
- how
- incidental
- juncture
- land
- location
- may
- modal
- not
- occasion
- occurrence
- out
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is dependence.
- What is the state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause). The cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another. Bp. Burnet called?
- What is mutu So dark adependence or order. Sir T. More called?
- What is subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self. Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy. Burke called?
- What is a resting with confidence; reliance; trust. Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul. T. Erskine called?
- What is that on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence called?
- What is a matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. [Obs.] To go on now with my first dependence. Beau. & Fl called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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