Noun

• S: (n) reliance (reliance%1:09:00::), trust (trust%1:09:00::) (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"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) certainty (certainty%1:09:00::) (the state of being certain) "his certainty reassured the others"
• S: (n) cognitive state (cognitive_state%1:09:00::), state of mind (state_of_mind%1:09:01::) (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
• S: (n) psychological state (psychological_state%1:26:00::), psychological condition (psychological_condition%1:26:00::), mental state (mental_state%1:26:00::), mental condition (mental_condition%1:26:00::) ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic) "a manic state"
• S: (n) condition (condition%1:26:00::), status (status%1:26:01::) (a state at a particular time) "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
• S: (n) state (state%1:03:00::) (the way something is with respect to its main attributes) "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
• S: (n) attribute (attribute%1:03:00::) (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
• S: (n) abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::), abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::) (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) rely (rely%2:31:11::) [Related to: reliance] (have faith or confidence in) "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
• W: (v) trust (trust%2:31:02::) [Related to: trust] (be confident about something) "I believe that he will come back from the war"
• S: (n) reliance (reliance%1:26:00::) (the state of relying on something)