dependency

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
2. (countable, uncountable) Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else
3. (countable, uncountable) The status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider.
4. (countable, uncountable) A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
5. (countable, uncountable) A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.
6. (countable, uncountable) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
7. (countable, uncountable) An external component whose functionality is relied on.

Synonyms

dependence

addiction

colony

dependance

reliance

possession

dominion

habituation

subordination

appurtenance

parasitism

protectorate

settlement

slavery

subjection

subjugation

territory

vassalage

vassal state

pendicle

dependency relation

syntactic dependency

bondage

component

contingency

dependent territory

domain

fitment

habit

mandate

obsession

Translations

dépendance

dipendenza

Abhängigkeit

afhankelijkheid

dependencia

dependência

Schutzgebiet

dependència

Kolonie

schutgebied

kolonie

assuefazione

εξάρτηση

تبعية

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈpɛndənsi/

Etymology

From dependent + -cy or dependence + -y or depend + -ency.