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self-contained
[ self-kuhn-teynd, self- ]
adjective
- containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- reserved or uncommunicative.
- self-controlled or self-possessed.
- (of a machine or mechanism) complete in itself.
self-contained
adjective
- containing within itself all parts necessary for completeness
- (of a flat) having its own kitchen, bathroom, and lavatory not shared by others and usually having its own entrance
- able or tending to keep one's feelings, thoughts, etc, to oneself; reserved
- able to control one's feelings or emotions in the presence of others
Derived Forms
- ˌself-conˈtainedly, adverb
- ˌself-conˈtainedness, noun
Other Words From
- self-con·tain·ed·ly [self, -k, uh, n-, tey, -nid-lee, self-], adverb
- self-con·tained·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-contained1
Example Sentences
They can do this because they believe they operate in self-contained worlds unto themselves.
The three episodes will be a self-contained arc ending at Prom Night and will serve as a prologue for the rest of the series.
At its peak The Farm had 1,500 members; it was a self-contained world with its own school, farm, midwives and social tenets.
The acting exists in a self-contained bubble of Phoenix yelling at Hoffman and Hoffman yelling at Phoenix, and more yelling.
Each of Baker's paragraphs also seem to exist in a self-contained platform.
A full, busy youth is your only prelude to a self-contained and independent age; and the muff inevitably develops into a bore.
"Lovers" would serve better, but is perhaps too expansive to be used of a self-contained race.
She could scarcely reconcile this acute, self-contained man with the enthusiast and comedian she had seen in the Cure's garden.
Quiet and reserved he always was, a self-contained child whose only friend was his mother.
He watched her as she went about her work, silent, self-contained and solitary.
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