reliance

re·li·ance  (r-lns)

n.

1. The act of relying or the state of being reliant.

2. The faith, confidence, or trust felt by one who relies; dependence. See Synonyms at trust.

3. One relied on; a mainstay.

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reliance

Noun

the state of relying on or trusting (a person or thing)

reliant adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reliance - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" trust certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"
	2.	reliance - the state of relying on something dependence, dependency, dependance - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

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reliance

noun 1. dependency, dependence

noun 2. trust, confidence, belief, faith, assurance, credence, credit

Translations

reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns] n reliance (on) → dependencia (de)

reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns] n reliance (on) (= trust) → confiance f (en) (= dependence); besoin m (de), dépendance f (de)

reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns] n reliance (on) (person) → Angewiesenheit f (auf +acc);

(drugs, financial support) → Abhängigkeit f (von)

reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns] n reliance (on) → dipendenza (da)