zavisna

Zavisna is a feminine singular adjective found in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Slovenian. It describes a state of dependence, reliance, or contingency and is used for people, objects, or situations that depend on something else. For example, phrases like zavisna od nečega convey dependence on something. In medical or social contexts the term can describe dependency, such as dependence on substances or services, though more specific terms may be used in those areas.

The word is related to the noun zavisnost, meaning dependency or addiction, and to other inflected forms of the same root, including masculine, neuter, and plural variants depending on the language. As an adjective it typically agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies. It can also appear in comparative or superlative forms as dictated by the grammar of each language.

In usage, zavisna does not function as an independent noun; it appears as part of a predicate or attribute. The term is primarily lexical and descriptive rather than a proper name, and it may appear in academic, clinical, or everyday language to express dependence, vulnerability, or a contingent condition.