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Definition of Reliant
1. Adjective. Relying on another for support. "Dependent on Middle Eastern oil"
Definition of Reliant
1. a. Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting.
Definition of Reliant
1. Adjective. Having reliance on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reliant
1. showing reliance [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reliant
Literary usage of Reliant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1881)
"A pretty, piquant, self-reliant, generous, independent darling. 2. ... Self-reliant,
affectionate, mentally and physically dashing, inquisitive. ..."
2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Therefore, on signs reliant and the strength Of their own arms, they strove to
breach the wall, Rending the parapets off the towers above, 300 Shaking the ..."
3. The Century (1902)
"... revealed in him a sturdy, self-reliant, honorable attitude. He gave up a vast
property to pay what he did not morally owe, and refused large sums that ..."
4. Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Elbert Hubbard (1901)
"And it is this fear- BACH less, self-reliant and self-sufficient quality that
marks the work of every exceptional man in every line of art. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... a grave and solemn pleasure— a quiet unobtrusive ease of heart, but not
exuberance and excitement The Cyrenaic was a buoyant and self- reliant nature, ..."
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