English Explanatory Dictionary

independent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
  2. Not affiliated with any political party.
  3. Providing a comfortable livelihood.
  4. Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
  5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
noun
  1. A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
  2. A neutral or uncommitted person.
  3. A small, privately owned business.
  4. A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
noun
  1. An individual, group, or church that operates outside the authority, structure, or dogma of established, hierarchical, or denominational bodies.
  2. An individual governed by spiritual independence; self-governed under divine guidance rather than swayed by human opinions, mortal beliefs, or external influences.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/ en-us-independent.ogg

Word forms

independent more independent most independent independents

Etymology

From French indépendant, equivalent to in- + dependent.

Synonyms

autonomous free self-standing substantive crossbencher

Antonyms

contingent dependent

Related words

depend dependence dependently independence pendant pending Baptist Methodist nonconformist Presbyterian Quaker

Derived words

act of independent significance affinely independent algebraically independent case-independent case independent Commonwealth of Independent States defense-independent pitching statistics independency independent city independent clause independent contractor independent counsel independent function independent genitive Independentism independentist independentization independentize independently independent means independent mini-nation Independent Olympic Participant independent possessive independent scholar independent set independent variable language-independent linearly independent mini-independent country nonindependent platform-independent position-independent code position-independent executable pseudoindependent quasi-independent redundant array of independent disks semi-independent teal independent time-independent time-independent Markovian type
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