RELIANCE
reliance, trust
(noun) certainty based on past experience; “he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists”; “he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun”
reliance
(noun) the state of relying on something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
reliance (countable and uncountable, plural reliances)
The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
The condition of being reliant or dependent.
(dated) Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.
A person or thing which relies on another.
Anagrams
• careline, cerealin, cinereal
Source: Wiktionary
Re*li"ance (-ans), n. Etym: [From Rely.]
1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. Macaulay.
2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. Richardson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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