n. [ From Rely. ] 1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. [ 1913 Webster ]
In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ワープロばか, wa-puro baka](n) { comp } someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana-to-kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer[Add to Longdo]