reliance

[ ri-lahy-uhns ]
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noun
  1. confident or trustful dependence.

  1. something or someone relied on.

Origin of reliance

1
First recorded in 1600–10; rely + -ance

Other words for reliance

Other words from reliance

  • mis·re·li·ance, noun
  • non·re·li·ance, noun
  • o·ver·re·li·ance, noun
  • su·per·re·li·ance, noun

Words Nearby reliance

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British Dictionary definitions for reliance

reliance

/ (rɪˈlaɪəns) /


noun
  1. dependence, confidence, or trust

  2. something or someone upon which one relies

Derived forms of reliance

  • reliant, adjective
  • reliantly, adverb

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