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independent
adjective
not
controlled
,
helped
,
or
influenced
by
other
people
,
things
,
or
countries
•
At
eighteen
,
Maria
moved
into
her
own
flat
to
become
independent
.
At
eighteen
,
Maria
moved
into
her
own
flat
to
become
independent
.
•
The
small
island
nation
became
independent
after
decades
of
foreign
rule
.
The
small
island
nation
became
independent
after
decades
of
foreign
rule
.
From
Latin
'independens'
meaning
‘
not
relying
on
something
else
’,
formed
from
in-
‘
not
’
+
dependere
‘
to
hang
from
’.
noun
a
person
,
group
,
or
business
that
does
not
belong
to
or
depend
on
a
larger
organization
,
especially
a
voter
or
politician
with
no
political
party
•
The
independent
won
the
mayor
’
s
race
,
surprising
the
big
parties
.
The
independent
won
the
mayor
’
s
race
,
surprising
the
big
parties
.
•
As
an
independent
,
Carla
judges
each
election
by
the
issues
,
not
by
party
loyalty
.
As
an
independent
,
Carla
judges
each
election
by
the
issues
,
not
by
party
loyalty
.
From
the
adjective
‘
independent
’;
used
as
a
noun
since
the
17th
century
to
describe
people
or
groups
standing
alone
.
independently
adverb
without
being
influenced
,
controlled
,
or
helped
by
other
people
or
things
.
•
The
girl
solved
the
puzzle
independently
.
The
girl
solved
the
puzzle
independently
.
•
The
explorer
traveled
independently
through
the
forest
.
The
explorer
traveled
independently
through
the
forest
.
Formed
by
adding
the
adverbial
suffix
'-ly'
to
the
adjective
'independent'
,
which
derives
from
16th-century
French
'indépendant'
,
from
medieval
Latin
'independens'
,
from
Latin
'in-'
(
not
)
+
'dependere'
(
to
hang
from
,
depend
).
