English Online Dictionary. What means reliance? What does reliance mean?
English
Alternative forms
- relyance (obsolete)
Etymology
From rely + -ance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈlaɪəns/
- Rhymes: -aɪəns
Noun
reliance (countable and uncountable, plural reliances)
- The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
- The condition of being reliant or dependent.
- (dated) Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.
- A person or thing which relies on another. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Derived terms
- engendered reliance
- overreliance, over-reliance
- self-reliance
Translations
Anagrams
- careline, cerealin, cinereal