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reliant, a.|rɪˈlaɪənt| [f. as prec. + -ant1.] Having reliance or confidence; confident, trustful. (Cf. self-reliant.) Also const. on.
1856Kane Arct. Expl. II. v. 63 My mind is hopeful and reliant. 1859Geo. Eliot A. Bede lii, Dinah was too reliant on the Divine will to attempt to achieve any end by a deceptive concealment. 1878B. Taylor Deukalion i. v. 41 Seem not reliant,—loose thy clinging hand. |