reliant

[ ri-lahy-uh nt ]

/ rɪˈlaɪ ənt /

adjective

having or showing dependence: reliant on money from home.

confident; trustful.

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Nearby words

relevé, relexify, reliability, reliable, reliance, reliant, relic, relic area, relict, relief, relief map

Origin of reliant

First recorded in 1855–60; rely + -ant

Related forms

re·li·ant·ly, adverbo·ver·re·li·ant, adjectiveun·re·li·ant, adjective

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