'Reliance' definitions:
Definition of 'reliance'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: reliance, trust]
noun
The state of relying on something
Definition of 'Reliance'
From: GCIDE
- Reliance \Re*li"ance\ (-ans), n. [From Rely.]
- 1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. [1913 Webster]
- In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. --Richardson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reliance'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abettor,
- acceptation,
- acception,
- acquiescence,
- admirer,
- advocate,
- aficionado,
- aid,
- angel,
- anticipation,
- apologist,
- aspiration,
- assumption,
- assurance,
- assured faith,
- assuredness,
- backer,
- backing,
- belief,
- buff,
- carriage,
- carrying,
- certainty,
- champion,
- cheerful expectation,
- confidence,
- contemplation,
- conviction,
- credence,
- credit,
- credulity,
- defender,
- dependence,
- desire,
- doomed hope,
- encourager,
- endorser,
- expectancy,
- expectation,
- exponent,
- fair prospect,
- faith,
- fan,
- favorer,
- fervent hope,
- friend at court,
- good cheer,
- good hope,
- great expectations,
- high hopes,
- hope,
- hopeful prognosis,
- hopefulness,
- hopes,
- hoping,
- hoping against hope,
- imminence,
- lover,
- Maecenas,
- mainstay,
- maintainer,
- maintenance,
- moral support,
- paranymph,
- partisan,
- patron,
- prayerful hope,
- presumption,
- probability,
- promise,
- promoter,
- prospect,
- prospects,
- protagonist,
- psychological support,
- reception,
- reliance on,
- sanguine expectation,
- second,
- seconder,
- sectary,
- security,
- security blanket,
- sider,
- sponsor,
- stalwart,
- standby,
- stock,
- store,
- subsidy,
- subvention,
- support,
- supporter,
- supportive relationship,
- supportive therapy,
- sureness,
- surety,
- suspension of disbelief,
- sustainer,
- sustaining,
- sustainment,
- sustenance,
- sustentation,
- sympathizer,
- thought,
- trust,
- unastonishment,
- upholder,
- upholding,
- upkeep,
- votary,
- well-grounded hope,
- well-wisher
Reliance, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Reliance, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
Population (2000) :
665
Housing Units (2000) :
272
Land area (2000) :
9.527196 sq. miles (24.675324 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
9.527196 sq. miles (24.675324 sq. km)
FIPS code :
65060
Located within :
Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location :
41.664002 N, 109.213068 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Reliance, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Reliance, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
206
Housing Units (2000) :
92
Land area (2000) :
1.087756 sq. miles (2.817276 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.052724 sq. miles (0.136555 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.140480 sq. miles (2.953831 sq. km)
FIPS code :
54020
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
43.878490 N, 99.601138 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57569
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.