# independently

Pronunciation: say "in-di-PEN-duhnt-lee" /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/

## Adverb

1. Without relying on, being controlled by, or being connected to anyone or anything else.
   - Simple: On your own or separately, without help, control, or a link to others.
   - _Two chemists, working an ocean apart, discovered the same compound independently._
   - _The new thermostat controls the temperature in each room independently of the others._

## Origin

Formed from independent + the adverb-forming suffix -ly.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/independently (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).