Definition: certainty based on past experience
Usage: he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists; he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
Similar words: certainty
Definition: the state of being certain
Usage: his certainty reassured the others
Synonyms: reliance
Definition: the state of relying on something
Similar words: dependance, dependence, dependency
Definition: the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else