Devoted vs Dependant - What's the difference?
devoted | dependant |
Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
Zealous; characterized by devotion.
(obsolete) cursed; doomed.
(devote)
(British) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).
(US)
As adjectives the difference between devoted and dependant
is that devoted is vowed; dedicated; consecrated while dependant is obsolete spelling of lang=en.As a verb devoted
is past tense of devote.As a noun dependant is
a person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).devoted
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* devotedly * devotednessVerb
(head)dependant
English
Noun
(en noun)References
*Merriam-WebsterIndicating only US spelling is "dependent" (redirects, lists British spelling as a "variant".)'' * Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , pp. 148-149. *
EncartaAlways a misspelling in US English, adjective and noun are differentiated in British English by spelling.