Independent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Independent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Independent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
independent adj free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" Antonym(s): dependent (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" Synonym(s): autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign (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" Synonym(s): independent, main(a) Antonym(s): dependent, subordinate not controlled by a party or interest group n a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) Synonym(s): mugwump, independent, fencesitter a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them Synonym(s): freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Independent \In`depend"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. F. ind[82]pendant.] 1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent. A dry, but independent* crust. --Cowper. 2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property. 3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind. 4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner. 5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement. --R. P. Ward. 6. (Eccl.) Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents. 7. (Math.) Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions. 8. (U. S. Politics) Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party. {Independent company} (Mil.), one not incorporated in any regiment. {Independent seconds watch}, a stop watch having a second hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a second. {Independent variable}. (Math.) See {Dependent variable}, under {Dependent}. Syn: Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant; bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Independent \In`depend"ent\, n. 1. (Eccl.) One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent* of all ecclesiastical authority. Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the pl.) to the Congregationalists. 2. (Politics) One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.