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Definition of reliant - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
psychologyneeding help or support from someone or something
- She is reliant on her friends for advice.
- He became reliant on medication after the accident.
- Many children are reliant on their parents for support.
Expressions with reliant
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able to make decisions without help from others
She is self-reliant and manages her own business.
depend on someone or something for support
She tends to be reliant on her parents for financial help.
Origin of reliant
Latin, re (again) + ligare (to bind)
Terms with reliant included in their meaning
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reliant person
someone who relies on another for support
self-reliant
not controlled by others, able to make own choices
personal trait
characteristic of being self-reliant
mutual reliance
mutually reliant on each other
self-reliant
performed alone without external assistance
education
financially reliant on fees, not government funding
independence
be independent or self-reliant
independence
person who is self-reliant
family
boy or man overly reliant on his father
independence
person who is independent and self-reliant
independence
be independent and self-reliant
independence
person who is independent and self-reliant
independence
woman being independent and self-reliant
free spirit
characteristic of being self-reliant
reliance
situation where one becomes reliant on something
American football
quarterback minimizing mistakes in a defense-reliant team
independently
in a self-reliant manner
psychology
mutually reliant in an unhealthy relationship
modern
woman independent and self-reliant
mountaineering
self-reliant and minimalist approach
reliant
relying on something or someone
self-reliant
managing something independently without help
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- French:dépendant, ...
- German:abhängig, ...
- Italian:dipendente, ...
- Spanish:dependiente, ...
- Portuguese:dependente, ...
- Chinese:依赖的, ...
- Japanese:依存している, ...
- Arabic:مُعْتَمِد, ...
- Hebrew:תָּלוּי, ...
- Russian:зависимый, ...
- Ukrainian:залежний, ...
- Hindi:निर्भर, ...
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