dependency

Phonetic Respelling: [ dih-pen-duhn-see ]

Definition:

n. 1 lack of independence or self-sufficiency; 2 overreliance by a person on another person or substance

Sentence:

The child's dependency on his mother showed when she left the room.

More example sentences:

The child's dependency on his mother showed when she left the room.

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Synonyms:

reliance; addiction; need

Antonyms:

independence

How many syllables in dependency?

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Divide dependency into syllables:

de-pend-en-cy

Dependency rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- tendency
Four Syllable Rhymes
- ascendancy
- ascendency

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