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de·pend·ence (dē pen′dəns, di-)

noun

  1. the condition or fact of being dependent; specif.,
    1. a being contingent upon or influenced, controlled, or determined by something else
    2. reliance (on another) for support or aid
    3. subordination
  2. reliance; trust
  3. dependency (sense )

Etymology: ME dependaunce < OFr dependance or ML dependentia < L dependens: see dependent

Also spelled dependance de·pend′·ance

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dependence Synonyms

dependence

n.

  1. The inability to provide for oneself

    need of, yoke, subordination, subservience, servility, inability to act independently, subjection to control, inability to work, reliance on others, helplessness, tutelage, wardship, dependency, addiction, habituation; see also addiction, necessity 3.

  2. Contingency

    sequence, connection, interdependence; see relationship.

  3. Reliance

    trust, belief, confidence, credence; see faith 1.


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dependence Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • viscosity: Through modification the method can also be used to determine the pressure dependence of viscosity.

Converse of object

  • lessen: A range of interests and needs among the user base widens the market and lessens dependence on a single group.

Adjective modifier

  • opioid: Validation of techniques to detect illicit heroin use in patients prescribed pharmaceutical heroin for the management of opioid dependence.

Preposition: on

  • import: The Asian crisis has revealed the vulnerability of dependence on imports to meet our food needs.

Noun used with modifier

  • nicotine: The impact of a genetic predisposition to nicotine dependence.
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dependence quotes

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

-Connolly, Cyril Vernon

Science is the knowledge of consequences and the dependence of one fact upon another.

-Hobbes,Thomas

I was undone by my Auxiliary; when I had once called him in, I could not subsist without Dependance on him.

-Stein, Gertrude

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