reliance

[ ri-lahy-uhns ]
/ rɪˈlaɪ əns /

noun

confident or trustful dependence.
confidence.
something or someone relied on.

Origin of reliance

First recorded in 1600–10; rely + -ance

SYNONYMS FOR reliance

1 confidence, trust, faith, assurance.

OTHER WORDS FROM reliance

mis·re·li·ance, noun non·re·li·ance, noun o·ver·re·li·ance, noun su·per·re·li·ance, noun

Words nearby reliance

relevant, relevé, relexify, reliability, reliable, reliance, reliant, relic, relic area, relict, relief

British Dictionary definitions for non-reliance

reliance
/ (rɪˈlaɪəns) /

noun

dependence, confidence, or trust
something or someone upon which one relies

Derived forms of reliance

reliant, adjective reliantly, adverb