self-sustaining

[ self-suh-stey-ning, self- ]

adjective

1. self-supporting.

Other Words From

• self-sus·tained adjective
• self-sus·taining·ly adverb
• self-sus·tainment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-sustaining¹

First recorded in 1835–45

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