1. Libre. Homme indépendant.
2. Séparé. Deux questions indépendantes.
ETYM Greek; auto self + nomos law, governance.
1. Existing as an independent entity.
2. Of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment; SYN. self-directed, self-reliant.
3. Of political bodies; SYN. independent, self-governing, sovereign.
ETYM Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. French indépendant.
1. Free from external control and constraint.
2. Not contingent.
3. Not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else.
4. Not controlled by a party or interest group.
5. (Grammar) Of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; SYN. main.
Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.