self-educated

[ self-ej-oo-key-tid, self- ]

adjective

1. educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.

self-educated

adjective

1. educated through one's own efforts without formal instruction
2. educated at one's own expense, without financial aid

Derived Forms

• ˌself-ˌeduˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• self-edu·cating adjective
• self-edu·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-educated¹

First recorded in 1810–20