independent

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English

Etymology

From French indépendant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/
• Hyphenation: in‧de‧pend‧ent

Adjective

independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)

1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
2. (politics) 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.

Synonyms

• autonomous
• free
• self-standing

Antonyms

• contingent
• dependent

Hyponyms

• language-independent
• order-independent
• redshift-independent
• system-dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

independent (plural independents)

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. (sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

Translations

Further reading

• “independent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• independent in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• “independent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ent

Adjective

independent m or f (masculine and feminine plural independents)

1. independent

   Antonym: dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

• independència

Further reading

• “independent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “independent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “independent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “independent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

independent m (feminine singular independenta, masculine plural independents, feminine plural independentas)

1. independent

   Antonym: dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

• independéncia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indépendant. Equivalent to in- +‎ dependent.

Adjective

independent m or n (feminine singular independentă, masculine plural independenți, feminine and neuter plural independente)

1. independent, self-sufficient

Declension