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- pronunciation:
- dih
pen
dihnt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
relying on another for help or to provide what one needs.
Children are dependent on their parents for food and shelter.- antonyms:
- independent
- similar words:
- helpless, immature, minor, young
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| definition 2: |
controlled by how something else turns out.
How much water I'll need to drink is dependent on how far I run.- antonyms:
- absolute, independent
- similar words:
- likely, possible, relative, subject
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one requiring the help of another in order to survive.
My parents have two dependents to take care of: myself and my sister.- synonyms:
- minor
- similar words:
- child, juvenile, vassal, youth
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| related words: |
clause, ward |
| derivation: |
dependently (adv.) |
The word dependent
contains the following parts:
pend, pens
Latin
root
that means hang; weigh; spend
  Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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