Emily Dickinson Lexicon

independent (independant), adj. [see dependent, adj.] (webplay: air, control, God, loss, not, self, superior).

1. Different; distinct; separate from the normal; [fig.] utter; sovereign; deathly.
2. Free; natural; spontaneous; self-sufficient; self-governing; not self-conscious; not calling attention to itself; [fig.] heedless; indifferent; disinterested; detached.
3. Unbound; fiscally sound; out of debt; not financially obligated; free from poverty; not subject to external controls; [fig.] rich; wealthy.
4. Rare; unusual; extraordinary; not common.