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independence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dəns/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. French in- French dépendant French indépendant Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ance Middle French -ance French -ance French indépendance English independence From French indépendance. Analyzable as in- + de- + pend + -ence or in- + dependence.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
   • In 1947, India gained independence from the British Empire.
   • […] I had achieved my own living, preserved my independence, and become indebted to no one. 1851, George Borrow, chapter XXXI, in Lavengro; the Scholar—the Gypsy—the Priest. […], volume II, London: John Murray […], →OCLC, pages 271–272:
   • And this year, some of the granite facades have a new addition - the blue and yellow of the flag of Ukraine. It's hardly surprising to see the Scots, a nation more attuned to independence than some, showing solidarity with a country brutally invaded by Russia. 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75:
   • Bob the aforesaid, and his present chances of deriving a competent independence from the honourable profession to which he had devoted himself. 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “Relates How Mr. Pickwick, with the Assistance of Samuel Weller, Essayed to Soften the Heart of Mr. Benjamin Allen, and to Mollify the Wrath of Mr. Robert Sawyer”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC, page 508:
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

Forms

Deriveds

war of independence · nonindependence · independentist · antiindependence · independence war · linear independence · independentism · Independence County · postindependence · independence day · independency · financial independence · preindependence · anti-independence · independence number

Translations (179)

nl zelfstandigheid (state or quality of being independent) · grc αὐτονομία (state or quality of being independent) · ug مۇستەقىللىق (state or quality of being independent) · gl independencia (state or quality of being independent) · kn ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ (state or quality of being independent) · bo རང་བཙན (state or quality of being independent) · la lībertās (state or quality of being independent) · uz mustaqillik (state or quality of being independent) · cs samostatnost (state or quality of being independent) · is sjálfstæði (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · ko 독립 (state or quality of being independent) · ota استقلال (state or quality of being independent) · ckb سەربەخۆیی (state or quality of being independent) · ur آزادی (state or quality of being independent) · srn srefidensi (state or quality of being independent) · pt independência (state or quality of being independent) · cs samostatnost (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · da selvstændighed (state or quality of being independent) · ta சுதந்திரம் (state or quality of being independent) · az istiqlaliyyət (state or quality of being independent) · pl niezależność (state or quality of being independent) · sk nezávislosť (state or quality of being independent) · sq pamvarësi (state or quality of being independent) · si ස්වාධීනත්වය (state or quality of being independent) · sco unthirldom (state or quality of being independent) · tr bağımsızlık (state or quality of being independent) · ceb kagawasan (state or quality of being independent) · gd neo-eisimeileachd (state or quality of being independent) · gu સ્વતંત્રતા (state or quality of being independent) · wuu 獨立 /独立 (state or quality of being independent) · hsb njewotwisnosć (state or quality of being independent) · mn бие даасан байдал (state or quality of being independent) · bn আজাদি (state or quality of being independent) · nb uavhengighet (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · gv neuchrogheydys (state or quality of being independent) · ce дозушцахилар (state or quality of being independent) · sq pavarësi (state or quality of being independent) · es independencia (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · ug ئىستىقلال (state or quality of being independent) · da selvstændighed (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · el ανεξαρτησία (state or quality of being independent) · sv självständighet (state or quality of being independent) · mi mana motuhake (state or quality of being independent) · prs اِسْتِقْلَال (state or quality of being independent) · sh nȅovisnōst (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · ru незави́симость (state or quality of being independent) · tt мөстәкыйльлек (state or quality of being independent) · fi itsenäisyys (state or quality of being independent) · dsb njewótwisnosć (state or quality of being independent) · tr istiklal (state or quality of being independent) · sh nezávisnōst (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · sco free staundin (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · ce лаамалла (state or quality of being independent) · kmr serbixweyî (state or quality of being independent) · mr स्वातंत्र्य (state or quality of being independent) · af onafhanklikheid (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · lv neatkarība (state or quality of being independent) · is sjálfstæði (state or quality of being independent) · ar اِسْتِقْلَال (state or quality of being independent) · scn nnipinnenzia (state or quality of being independent) · be самасто́йнасьць (state or quality of being independent) · eu independentzia (state or quality of being independent) · la indēpendēntia (state or quality of being independent) · kmr serxwebûn (state or quality of being independent) · ps آزادي (state or quality of being independent) · tk garaşsyzlyk (state or quality of being independent) · sl neodvisnost (state or quality of being independent) · th เอกราช (state or quality of being independent) · yi אומאָפּהענגיקייט (state or quality of being independent) · lo ເອກະລາດ (state or quality of being independent) · sh nȅovisnōst (state or quality of being independent) · mn тусгаар тогтнол (state or quality of being independent) · ru самостоя́тельность (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · ja 独立 (state or quality of being independent) · uz ozodlik (state or quality of being independent) · mk независност (state or quality of being independent) · km ឯករាជ្យ (state or quality of being independent) · or ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା (state or quality of being independent) · pt independência (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · eo sendependenco (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · bg незави́симост (state or quality of being independent) · de Unabhängigkeit (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · eo memstareco (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · es independencia (state or quality of being independent) · ryu ちゅいだち (state or quality of being independent) · nl zelfstandigheid (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · uk незале́жність (state or quality of being independent) · mi motuhaketanga (state or quality of being independent) · tg истиқлол (state or quality of being independent) · swb uhuru (state or quality of being independent) · nah tlakaxoxoukayotl (state or quality of being independent) · yue 獨立 /独立 (state or quality of being independent) · kk тәуелсіздік (state or quality of being independent) · ba бойондороҡһоҙлоҡ (state or quality of being independent) · sv oavhängighet (state or quality of being independent) · fi riippumattomuus (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · uk самості́йність (state or quality of being independent) · vi độc lập (state or quality of being independent) · oc independéncia (state or quality of being independent) · ml സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം (state or quality of being independent) · is óhæði (state or quality of being independent) · ky эгемендүүлүк (state or quality of being independent) · az istiqlal (state or quality of being independent) · gag baamsızlık (state or quality of being independent) · ro independență (state or quality of being independent) · el ανεξαρτησία (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · et iseseisvus (state or quality of being independent) · te స్వాతంత్ర్యము (state or quality of being independent) · ro independență (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · sh не̏овисно̄ст (state or quality of being independent) · it indipendenza (state or quality of being independent) · ast independencia (state or quality of being independent) · fa-ira آزادی (state or quality of being independent) · be незале́жнасць (state or quality of being independent) · my ကိုယ့်မင်းကိုယ့်ချင်း (state or quality of being independent) · pl niezawisłość (state or quality of being independent) · hu önállóság (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · ru незави́симость (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · uz istiqlol (state or quality of being independent) · nan-hbl 獨立 /独立 (state or quality of being independent) · ps استقلال (state or quality of being independent) · pl niepodległość (state or quality of being independent) · gv seyrsnys (state or quality of being independent) · cy annibyniaeth (state or quality of being independent) · be незале́жнасьць (state or quality of being independent) · lv neatkarība (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · id kemerdekaan (state or quality of being independent) · ne स्वतन्त्रता (state or quality of being independent) · nn sjølvstende (state or quality of being independent) · sc indipendentzia (state or quality of being independent) · eo sendependeco (state or quality of being independent) · sh не̏овисно̄ст (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · it indipendenza (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · sh неза́висно̄ст (state or quality of being independent) · hy անկախություն (state or quality of being independent) · fr indépendance (state or quality of being independent) · lt nepriklausomybė (state or quality of being independent) · fo sjálvstýri (state or quality of being independent) · de Unabhängigkeit (state or quality of being independent) · sms jiõččnažvuõtt (state or quality of being independent) · my လွတ်လပ်ရေး (state or quality of being independent) · nah tlācaxoxouhcāyōtl (state or quality of being independent) · be самасто́йнасць (state or quality of being independent) · nl onafhankelijkheid (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · et sõltumatus (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · nl onafhankelijkheid (state or quality of being independent) · ka დამოუკიდებლობა (state or quality of being independent) · ur اِسْتِقْلال (state or quality of being independent) · az müstəqillik (state or quality of being independent) · cs nezávislost (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · fa-ira اِسْتِقْلال (state or quality of being independent) · dng дўли (state or quality of being independent) · cmn 獨立 /独立 (state or quality of being independent) · ru самостоя́тельность (state or quality of being independent) · sh неза́висно̄ст (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · he עַצְמָאוּת (state or quality of being independent) · fo sjálvræði (state or quality of being independent) · crh mustaqillik (state or quality of being independent) · pl niezależność (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · sh nezávisnōst (state or quality of being independent) · hu függetlenség (state or quality of being independent) · gv neuchommeeys (state or quality of being independent) · ceb kaugalingnan (state or quality of being independent) · mt indipendenza (state or quality of being independent) · da uafhængighed (state or quality of being independent) · cs nezávislost (state or quality of being independent) · tl kasarinlan (state or quality of being independent) · tt бәйсезлек (state or quality of being independent) · hi आज़ादी (state or quality of being independent) · af onafhanklikheid (state or quality of being independent) · da uafhængighed (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) · ms kemerdekaan (state or quality of being independent) · hi स्वतंत्रता (state or quality of being independent) · bn স্বাধীনতা (state or quality of being independent) · ca independència (state or quality of being independent) · tg озодӣ (state or quality of being independent) · nb uavhengighet (state or quality of being independent) · yi זעלבשטענדיקייט (state or quality of being independent) · acw اِسْتِقْلَال (state or quality of being independent)