dependence

[de·pen·dence]

Dependence is a state where someone is heavily reliant on someone or something else. This could mean the dependence of children on parents or an addict on a drug.

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The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.

Noun
lack of independence or self-sufficiency

Noun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)


n.
The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.

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The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause).

n.
Mutu/// /onnection and support; concatenation; systematic ///er relation.

n.
Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self.

n.
A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.

n.
That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence.

n.
That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else.

n.
A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel.


Dependence

De*pend"ence , n. [LL. dependentia, fr. L. dependens. See Dependent, and cf. Dependance.] 1. The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support. 2. 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.
3. Mutu onnection and support; concatenation; systematic er relation.
So dark a so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order.
4. 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.
5. A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.
Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul.
6. That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence. 7. 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.
8. 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.

The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.

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Usage Examples

The real message of the Dance opens up the vistas of life to all who have the urge to express beauty with no other instrument than their own bodies, with no apparatus and no dependence on anything other than space.

We need a balanced, long term energy policy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and preserve the beauty of the land we love.

But reducing harmful emissions, abating our dependence on foreign oil and developing alternative renewable energy sources have benefits that go beyond environmental health, they improve personal health, enhance national security and encourage our nation's economic viability.

Well, for starters, we have to do more to create demand for new technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and environmental degradation.

The only way that we can reduce our financial dependence on the inflow of funds from the rest of the world is to reduce our trade deficit.

I have always said there is only one thing that can bring our nation down - our dependence on foreign countries for food and energy. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy.

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Other Usage Examples

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom.

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party.

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

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

If women be educated for dependence that is, to act according to the will of another fallible being, and submit, right or wrong, to power, where are we to stop?

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.

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