independent vs dependent

independent and dependent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
independent	Yes	Yes	No	No
dependent	Yes	Yes	No	No

independent (noun)	dependent (noun)
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them	a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

independent (adjective)	dependent (adjective)
free from external control and constraint	relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence	(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces	addicted to a drug
not controlled by a party or interest group	contingent on something else
	being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
	held from above and hanging down