One entry found for independent.
Main Entry: 1in·de·pen·dent
Pronunciation: in-d-pen-dnt
Function: adjective 1: not being controlled or ruled by another : FREE <an independent nation> 2: not having connections with another : SEPARATE <the same story told by independent witnesses> 3: having or providing enough money to live on without anyone else's help; also: not having to work for a living <a person of independent means> 4: not easily influenced <an independent mind> 5: having full meaning in itself and capable of standing alone as a simple sentence : 2MAIN <an independent clause> 6: not belonging to a political party 7: having probabilities such that whether or not one event takes place does not influence whether or not another event takes place <the outcomes of the tossing of two dice are independent> - in·de·pen·dent·lyadverb