different between independent vs trendy

English

Etymology

From French indépendant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nd??p?nd?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?de?pend?ent

Adjective

independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)

1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
2. (politics) Not affiliated with any political party.

   the independent candidate

3. Providing a comfortable livelihood.

   an independent property

4. Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.

   a man of an independent mind

5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
   • R. P. Ward

     That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.

Synonyms

• autonomous
• free
• self-standing

Antonyms

• contingent
• dependent

Hyponyms

• language-independent
• order-independent
• redshift-independent
• system-dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

independent (plural independents)

1. A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
2. A neutral or uncommitted person.
3. (sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

Translations

References

• independent at OneLook Dictionary Search
• independent in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• independent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ent

Adjective

independent (masculine and feminine plural independents)

1. independent

   Antonym: dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

• independència

Further reading

• “independent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “independent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “independent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “independent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

independent m (feminine singular independenta, masculine plural independents, feminine plural independentas)

1. independent

   Antonym: dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

• independéncia

Romanian

Etymology

From French indépendant

Adjective

independent m or n (feminine singular independent?, masculine plural independen?i, feminine and neuter plural independente)

1. independent, self-sufficient

Declension

English

Etymology

trend +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??ndi/
• Rhymes: -?ndi

Adjective

trendy (comparative trendier, superlative trendiest)

1. (slang) Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.

   I hate those trendy pre-wrinkled shirts.

Synonyms

• superficial, shallow, materialistic
• mistakenly fashionable, à la mode, with-it, voguish, avant-garde

Translations

Noun

trendy (plural trendies)

1. (informal) A trendy person.

Anagrams

• tendry

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English trendy

Adjective

trendy (indeclinable)

1. trendy

Usage notes

The definite singular and plural form "trendye" is also used, but this is not officially recognised as yet.

References

• “trendy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English trendy

Adjective

trendy (indeclinable)

1. trendy

Usage notes

As above.

References

• “trendy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Adjective

trendy (invariable)

1. trendy