Codependencynoun
(uncountable) The state of being codependent; codependence
Dependencynoun
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
‘Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.’;
Codependencynoun
(countable) Something that is codependent
Dependencynoun
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
‘In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.’;
Dependencynoun
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
Dependencynoun
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
Dependencynoun
(computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
‘This library has dependencies on a lot of other libraries. We have to compile all of those other libraries first.’;
Dependencynoun
(computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.
‘One of this library's dependencies is very finicky. It can be hard to get it to compile on some systems.’;
Dependencynoun
State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.
‘Any long series of action, the parts of which have very much dependency each on the other.’; ‘So that they may acknowledge their dependency on the crown of England.’;
Dependencynoun
A thing hanging down; a dependence.
Dependencynoun
That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.
‘This earth and its dependencies.’; ‘Modes I call such complex ideas which . . . are considered as dependencies on or affections of substances.’;
Dependencynoun
A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.
Dependencynoun
lack of independence or self-sufficiency
Dependencynoun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Dependencynoun
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Dependencynoun
a country or province controlled by another
‘the islands became dependencies of Norway and Denmark’;
Dependencynoun
dependence
‘the country's dependency on the oil industry’;