Associations to the word «Reliance»

Wiktionary

RELIANCE, noun. The act of relying on someone or something; trust.
RELIANCE, noun. The condition of being reliant or dependent.
RELIANCE, noun. A person or thing which relies on another.
RELIANCE, noun. Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.

Dictionary definition

RELIANCE, noun. Certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun".
RELIANCE, noun. The state of relying on something.

Wise words

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