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self-sufficient

[ self-suh-fish-uhnt, self- ]

adjective

  1. able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance:

    The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.

  2. having extreme confidence in one's own resources, powers, etc.:

    He was self-sufficient, and always reminded you of it.



self-sufficient

adjective

  1. able to provide for or support oneself without the help of others
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ-ܴˈھԳٱ, adverb
  • ˌ-ܴˈھԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • -ܴ·ھc· noun
  • -ܴ·ھcԳ· adverb
  • ܲȴ-ܴ·ھc· noun
  • ܲȴ-ܴ·ھcԳ adjective
  • ܲȴ-ܴ·ھcԳ·ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-sufficient1

First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences

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India became self-sufficient in staples, and became the world's largest milk producer.

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And the crowd that follows him doesn’t look much like rugged, self-sufficient, Ayn Rand-reading Atlases shrugging off the system, do they?

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Hyacinth, described as sprightly and self-sufficient, had gone for a routine check-up at the public hospital, but failed to return.

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Conceptualized as self-sufficient, self-governing, sea-bound communities, the vision for these waterborne cities was part libertarian utopia, part billionaire’s playground.

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Wigmore Hall launched a fundraising appeal last year to become more self-sufficient, and has reached its target two years earlier than expected.

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