reliance

English

Etymology

rely +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪəns

Noun

reliance (countable and uncountable, plural reliances)

1. The act of relying on someone or something; trust.
   • Macaulay

     In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value.

2. The condition of being reliant or dependent.
3. A person or thing which relies on another.
4. Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.

   The boat was a poor reliance.

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Translations

The act of relying on someone or something; trust

• Armenian: վստահություն (hy) (vstahutʿyun)
• Finnish: turvautuminen
• German: Verlass m, Vertrauen (de) n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: avhengighet (no) m, f

• Polish: zaufanie (pl) n
• Russian: дове́рие (ru) n (dovérije)
• Spanish: confianza (es) f

The condition of being reliant or dependent

• Finnish: riippuvaisuus (fi)
• German: Abhängigkeit (de) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: avhengighet (no) m, f

• Polish: poleganie (pl) n
• Spanish: dependencia (es) f

A person or thing which relies on another

• German: Vertrauende m, Abhängige m

• Spanish: dependiente (es) m

Anagrams

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