de·pen·den·cy also de·pen·dan·cy (d -p n d n-s )n. pl. de·pen·den·cies also de·pen·dan·cies 1. Dependence. 2. Something dependent or subordinate. 3. A territory under the jurisdiction of a state of which it does not form an integral part. |
dependency sometimes US, dependancy [dɪˈpɛndənsɪ]
n pl -cies
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory subject to a state on which it does not border
2. (Sociology) a dependent or subordinate person or thing
3. (Psychology) Psychol overreliance by a person on another person or on a drug, etc.
4. another word for dependence
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dependency - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something elsestate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" helplessness - the state of needing help from something reliance - the state of relying on something subordination - the state of being subordinate to something contingency - the state of being contingent on something |
| 2. |  dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) | |
| 3. | dependency - a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country Crown Colony - a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth |
dependency
noun
1. province, colony, outpost, dominion, protectorate a tiny European dependency
2. overreliance, need for, attachment, reliance, leaning on, clinging on I am concerned by his dependency on his mother.
3. addiction, dependence, craving, need, habit, obsession, enslavement, overreliance He began to show signs of alcohol and drug dependency.
Translations
dependency [dɪˈpendənsɪ] N
dependency [dɪˈpɛndənsi] n
(= country controlled by another) → colonie f
(= reliance) → dépendance f
dependency on sb → dépendance à l'égard de qn
dependency on sth → dépendance à l'égard de qch
dependency on sb → dépendance à l'égard de qn
dependency on sth → dépendance à l'égard de qch
dependency
n
dependency [dɪˈpɛndənsɪ] n (country) → possedimento
dependency [dɪˈpɛndənsɪ] n (country) → possedimento
dependency [dɪˈpɛndənsɪ] n (country) → possedimento
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