Dependent vs. Dependence — What's the Difference?

Contingent on or determined by

The state of being determined, influenced, or controlled by something else

Requiring someone or something for financial or other support

The state of being dependent on another for financial support.

(of a clause, phrase, or word) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word

The condition of being dependent on a substance such as a drug or on a given behavior

Variant spelling of dependant

(Archaic) Trust; reliance.

Determined, influenced, or controlled by something else.

The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.

(Grammar) Subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word.

An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.

Relying on or requiring the aid or support of another

The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.

Needing to continue use of a drug or other substance or engagement in a specific activity in order to avoid experiencing withdrawal symptoms

The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause).

(Archaic) Hanging down.

Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic inter-relation.

Also de·pen·dant One who relies on another, especially for financial support.

Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self; a lack of independence or self-sufficiency.

Relying upon; depending upon.

A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.

(statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence.

Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express questions, subordinate clauses, and negative sentences.

That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else.

(medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.

A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel.

Hanging down.

Lack of independence or self-sufficiency

(US) One who relies on another for support

Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.

(grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.

Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.

Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; subordinate; - often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. Opposite of independent.

Conditional; contingent or conditioned. Opposite of unconditional.

Addicted to drugs.

One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for financial support or favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.

That which depends; corollary; consequence.

A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

Not independent;

Contingent on something else

Of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence;

Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;

Addicted to a drug