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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
- ˌself-sufˈficiently, adverb
- ˌself-sufˈficiency, noun
Other Words From
- self-suf·ficien·cy noun
- self-suf·ficient·ly adverb
- unself-suf·ficien·cy noun
- unself-suf·ficient adjective
- unself-suf·ficient·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-sufficient1
Example Sentences
Following troop drawdown, our goal is to create a self-sufficient Afghanistan, and one that views women as a vital contributors.
And Counihan said the system was designed to be as simple and self-sufficient as possible.
Sheriff Wheeler described the compound as a self-sufficient community with its own food supply.
It has also undermined their ability to become self-sufficient in the hopes of someday supporting a family.
With its surge in shale gas production the US has become self-sufficient in natural gas.
If it were only unity, it would be self-sufficient, and would have no further need of receiving anything.
A structure as huge and complex as this had to be self-sufficient.
Men are so self-sufficient, that they always think they may pick and choose.
They perceived that he was self-sufficient, without need of anything, and hence without any motives for doing wrong.
That he had made a fool of himself probably never entered his confident and self-sufficient little head.
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