DEPENDENT
dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out
(adjective) addicted to a drug
dependent, dependant, qualified
(adjective) contingent on something else
dependent
(adjective) relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; “dependent children”; “dependent on moisture”
dependent, subordinate
(adjective) (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; “a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence”
subject, dependent
(adjective) being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; “subject peoples”; “a dependent prince”
pendent, pendant, dependent
(adjective) held from above and hanging down; “a pendant bunch of grapes”
dependant, dependent
(noun) a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dependent (comparative more dependent, superlative most dependent)
Relying upon; depending upon.
(statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
(of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
(medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
Hanging down.
Antonyms
• independent
Hyponyms
• language-dependent
• redshift-dependent
• system-dependent
• order-dependent
Noun
dependent (plural dependents)
(US) One who relies on another for support
(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
(grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
Synonyms
• dependant (UK)
Antonyms
• independent
Source: Wiktionary
De*pend"ent, a. Etym: [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. See
Depend, and cf. Dependant.]
1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to
exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will,
power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or
conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on
God; dependent upon friends.
England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first
rank. Macaulay.
Dependent covenant or contract (Law), one not binding until some
connecting stipulation is performed.
– Dependent variable (Math.), a varying quantity whose changes are
arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another
variable, which is called the independent variable.
De*pend"ent, n.
1. One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on
another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous
train of dependents.
A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as
witnesses. Hallam.
2. That which depends; corollary; consequence.
With all its circumstances and dependents. Prynne.
Note: See the Note under Dependant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition