Definition of independent Independent

/ɪˌndɪpɛˈndʌnt/ - [indipendunt] - in•de•pend•ent

We found 23 definitions of independent from 7 different sources.

What does independent mean?

WordNet

Adjective
independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
		dependent addicted to a drug
		free not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
		separate separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"
		independency, independence the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
		autarkic, autarkical of countries; not relying on imports
		self-directed, self-reliant, autonomous (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
		autonomous (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
		breakaway, separatist, fissiparous having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"
		commutative (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
		free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic not parasitic on another organism
		indie (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company
		case-by-case, item-by-item, individual being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
		self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustaining able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"
		self-supporting financially independent; "now that my children are self-supporting"
		single-handed without help from others; "a single-handed accomplishment"
		strong-minded marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment
		unaffiliated not affiliated
independent - (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
		main
		grammar the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
independent - not controlled by a party or interest group
		nonpartisan, nonpartizan free from party affiliation or bias
independent - (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
		autonomous, self-governing, sovereign
		free not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

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Wiktionary

independent (Noun)
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party , a free thinker , free of a party platform.
independent (Noun)
A neutral or uncommitted person.
independent (Adjective)
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
independent (Adjective)
Not affiliated with any political party .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

independent (a.)
Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent.
independent (a.)
Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.
independent (a.)
Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
independent (a.)
Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.
independent (a.)
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
independent (a.)
Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.
independent (a.)
Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.
independent (a.)
Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party.
independent (n.)
One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.
independent (n.)
One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

independent
Not affiliated with any political party.
independent
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

independent
in-de-pend′ent, adj. (with of) not dependent or relying on others: not subordinate: not subject to bias: affording a comfortable livelihood: belonging to the Independents: (gram.) of some parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb), capable of forming sentences without the others.—n. one who in ecclesiastical affairs holds that every congregation should be independent of every other and subject to no superior authority—a Congregationalist: (math.) not depending on another for its value, said of a quantity or function.—ns. Independ′ence, Independ′ency.—adv. Independ′ently.—Declaration of Independence, the document embodying the reasons for the secession of the thirteen colonies of America from England, reported to the Continental Congress, July 4, 1776—observed in the United States as a legal holiday—Independence Day

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

independent
In a military sense, is a term which distinguishes from the rest of the army those companies which have been raised by individuals for rank, and were afterwards drafted into corps that were short of their complement of men. Independent company or troop, is one that is not incorporated into any regiment.