reliance C1 Topic:Science & Research US /ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/ See IPA manual Freq #39131 Meanings 1 noun certainty based on past experience I wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists. 2 noun The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust. Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced. 3 noun The condition of being reliant or dependent. The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels. 4 noun Anything on which to rely; ground of trust. The boat was a poor reliance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · certainty based on past... trust Word family Derived forms misreliancenonrelianceover-relianceoverrelianceself-relianceunderrelianceunreliance Common collocations considerable reliance Adjective + noun Etymology From rely + -ance. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # reliance **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/ **Frequency rank:** 39131 ## Meanings 1. certainty based on past experience 2. The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust. 3. The condition of being reliant or dependent. 4. Anything on which to rely; ground of trust. ## Examples - I wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists. - Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced. - The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels. - The boat was a poor reliance. ## Derived Forms - misreliance - nonreliance - over-reliance - overreliance - self-reliance - underreliance - unreliance ## Etymology From rely + -ance. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown