Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reliance | Yes | No | No | No |
dependence | Yes | No | No | No |
reliance (noun) | dependence (noun) |
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certainty based on past experience | the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else |
the state of relying on something | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |