(adj): of countries; not relying on imports
(adj): (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
(adj): existing as an independent entity
(adj): having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
(adj): (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
(adj): not parasitic on another organism
(adj): (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company
(adj): separate and distinct from others of the same kind
(adj): able to provide for your own needs without help from others
(adj): financially independent
(adj): without help from others
(adj): marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment
(adj): not affiliated
(adj): not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else
(adj): (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
(adj): vs. unfree) -- (able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
(adj): vs. dependent), main(prenominal) -- ((of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
(adj): not controlled by a party or interest group
(adj): vs. partisan), nonpartizan -- (free from party affiliation or bias
(n): a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
(n): a person who pursues independent thought or action
(n): a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
(n): a person who works at a specific occupation
Ain't no shame in the game!
The great mother is a virgin, too, in a sense other than intended by the patriarchate, which later misunderstood her as the symbol of chastity. Precisely in virtue of her fruitfulness, she is a virgin, that is, unrelated and not dependent
upon any man. In Sanskrit, "independent woman" is a synonym for a harlot.
(The Origins and History of Consciousness, by Erich Neumann)