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self-sufficient
[ self-suh-fish-uhnt, self- ]
adjective
- able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance:
The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.
- having extreme confidence in one's own resources, powers, etc.:
He was self-sufficient, and always reminded you of it.
self-sufficient
adjective
- able to provide for or support oneself without the help of others
Derived Forms
- ˌ-ܴˈھԳٱ, adverb
- ˌ-ܴˈھԳ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- -ܴ·ھc· noun
- -ܴ·ھcԳ· adverb
- ܲȴ-ܴ·ھc· noun
- ܲȴ-ܴ·ھcԳ adjective
- ܲȴ-ܴ·ھcԳ·ly adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of self-sufficient1
Example Sentences
India became self-sufficient in staples, and became the world's largest milk producer.
And the crowd that follows him doesn’t look much like rugged, self-sufficient, Ayn Rand-reading Atlases shrugging off the system, do they?
Hyacinth, described as sprightly and self-sufficient, had gone for a routine check-up at the public hospital, but failed to return.
Conceptualized as self-sufficient, self-governing, sea-bound communities, the vision for these waterborne cities was part libertarian utopia, part billionaire’s playground.
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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