dependency vs state

state vs dependency

dependency and state both are nouns.

dependency is not a verb while state is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dependency	Yes	No	No	No
state	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, state is a hypernym of dependency; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than dependency:

dependency: the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

dependency (noun)	state (noun)
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else	a politically organized body of people under a single government
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

dependency (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Difference between dependency and state

Words related to "state"

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