reliant

[ri-lahy-uhnt]

adjective

1. having or showing dependence.

   reliant on money from home.

2. confident; trustful.

Other Word Forms

• reliantly adverb
• overreliant adjective
• unreliant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reliant¹

First recorded in 1855–60; rely + -ant

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