The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
independent
(adjective) free from external control and constraint; “an independent mind”; “a series of independent judgments”; “fiercely independent individualism”
independent, main
(adjective) (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; “the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb”
independent
(adjective) not controlled by a party or interest group
autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign
(adjective) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; “an autonomous judiciary”; “a sovereign state”
freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person
(noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
mugwump, independent, fencesitter
(noun) a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
(politics) Not affiliated with any political party.
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
• R. P. Ward
• autonomous
• free
• selfstanding
• contingent
• dependent
• language-independent
• order-independent
• redshift-independent
• system-dependent
independent (plural independents)
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
A neutral or uncommitted person.
(sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
Source: Wiktionary
In`de*pend"ent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. F. indépendant.]
1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent. A dry, but independent crust. Cowper.
2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.
3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.
5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement. R. P. Ward.
6. (Eccl.)
Definition: Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.
7. (Math.)
Definition: Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.
8. (U. S. Politics)
Definition: Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party. Independent company (Mil.), one not incorporated in any regiment.
– Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a second.
– Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable, under Dependent.
Syn.
– Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant; bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.
In`de*pend"ent, n.
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.
Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the pl.) to the Congregationalists.
2. (Politics)
Definition: One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.