dependency
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
Types & categories
- state hypernym
- helplessness hyponym
- reliance hyponym
- subordination hyponym
- contingency hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Types & categories
- physical condition hypernym
- drug addiction hyponym
Related & opposite
- accustom derivation
- addict derivation
- drug-addicted derivation
- narcotic domain topic
Sense 3 noun
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Types & categories
- geographical area hypernym
- Crown Colony hyponym
- Cayman Islands instance hyponym
- New Netherland instance hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | depend |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dependent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | helplessness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reliance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subordination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contingency |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accustom |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | addict |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | drug-addicted |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | narcotic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical condition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | drug addiction |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | settler |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | subject |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | colonial |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | geographical area |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Crown Colony |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Cayman Islands |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | New Netherland |