dependence
/dɪˈpɛndəns/
dependence noun: the state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
Noun
dependence (countable and uncountable, plural dependences)
- The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
- He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.
- An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.
- Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.
dependence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dependence in Hindi
- state of being dependent
- निर्भरता nirbhartā
- irresistible need
- आश्रित āśrit
dependence in Tamil
- state of being dependent
- சார்பு cārpu
dependence in Marathi
- state of being dependent
- अवलंबित्व avlambitva, अवलंबन avlamban, परावलंबन parāvlamban
dependence in Urdu
- dependence, reliance
- اتکا ittikā
More languagesFewer languages
- dependence in Bengali
- নির্ভর nirbhor, অপেক্ষা opekkha
- dependence in Malayalam
- സേവ sēva
- dependence in Kannada
- ಅವಲಂಬನೆ, ಆಶ್ರಯ, ಅಧೀನತೆ, ಪರಾಧೀನತೆ
- dependence in Odia
- ଅବଲମ୍ବନ abalambana
- dependence in Sanskrit
- वशत्व vaśatva, आश्रय āśraya
- dependence in Arabic
- اِسْتِنَاد istinād, إِدْمَان ʔidmān
Examples of dependence in a sentence
- Germany’s economic dependence on China “is driving a wedge in trans-Atlantic relations,” Ms.
- The temperature dependence of the elastocaloric (eC) effect in natural rubber (NR) is studied adiabatically and isothermally.
- The number of processed packets per round is limited in dependence of the page size.
Antonyms of dependence
Forms of dependence
| plural | dependences |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | dependance |
Origin of dependence
From Middle French dépendance. Morphologically depend + -ence.
Words formed from dependence
Phrases with dependence
Questions about dependence
- What does dependence mean?
- Dependence means the state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
- What is dependence in Hindi?
- Dependence in Hindi is निर्भरता (nirbhartā), आश्रित (āśrit). See Dependence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dependence?
- Dependence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dependence?
- Dependence is pronounced /dɪˈpɛndəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dependence?
- The plural of dependence is dependences.
Words near dependence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dependence (page history and authors); اتکا (Urdu) (page history and authors); অপেক্ষা (Bengali) (page history and authors); സേവ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); dependence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); आश्रय (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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