n. 25B6; noun
her dependency on her husband : DEPENDENCE, reliance; need for.
the association of retirement with dependency : HELPLESSNESS, dependence, weakness, defencelessness, vulnerability.
drug dependency : ADDICTION, dependence, reliance; craving, compulsion, fixation, obsession; abuse.
a British dependency : COLONY, protectorate, province, outpost, satellite state; holding, possession.
a dependency of the firm : SUBSIDIARY, adjunct, offshoot, auxiliary, attachment, satellite, derivative.
independence.