Dependencynoun
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
Dependencynoun
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
Dependencynoun
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
Dependencynoun
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
Dependencynoun
(computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
Dependencynoun
(computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.
Dependencynoun
State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.
Dependencynoun
A thing hanging down; a dependence.
Dependencynoun
That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.
Dependencynoun
A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.
Dependencynoun
lack of independence or self-sufficiency
Dependencynoun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Dependencynoun
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Dependencynoun
a country or province controlled by another
Dependencynoun
dependence
Dependancynoun
archaic form of dependency