self-sufficient
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From self- + sufficient, originally after Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɪʃənt
AdjectiveEdit
self-sufficient (comparative more self-sufficient, superlative most self-sufficient)
- Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) Overconfident in one's own abilities; arrogant. [17th–20th c.]
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. II, ch. 71:
- In spite of these conscientious reflections, he was too self-sufficient to think he should find any difficulty in obtaining forgiveness for these sins of omission […] .
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. II, ch. 71:
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TranslationsEdit
able to provide for oneself independently of others
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