DEPENDENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • lack of independence or self-sufficiency
   Synonym(s)
   • dependance (what does dependance mean?)
   • dependency (what does dependency mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dependence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • helplessness (what does helplessness mean?)
   • reliance (what does reliance mean?)
   • subordination (what does subordination mean?)
   • contingency (what does contingency mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • count (what does count mean?)
   • bet (what does bet mean?)
   • depend (what does depend mean?)
   • look (what does look mean?)
   • calculate (what does calculate mean?)
   • reckon (what does reckon mean?)
2. Meaning
   • being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
   Synonym(s)
   • addiction (what does addiction mean?)
   • dependency (what does dependency mean?)
   • habituation (what does habituation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dependence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physiological state (what does physiological state mean?)
   • physiological condition (what does physiological condition mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drug addiction (what does drug addiction mean?)
   • white plague (what does white plague mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • habituate (what does habituate mean?)
   • accustom (what does accustom mean?)
   • addict (what does addict mean?)
   • hook (what does hook mean?)