self-sufficient

Also self-suf·fic·ing

[self-suh-fish-uhnt, self-]

adjective

1. able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance.

   The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.

2. having extreme confidence in one's own resources, powers, etc..

   He was self-sufficient, and always reminded you of it.

self-sufficient

adjective

1. able to provide for or support oneself without the help of others

Other Word Forms

• self-sufficiency noun
• self-sufficiently adverb
• unself-sufficiency noun
• unself-sufficient adjective
• unself-sufficiently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-sufficient¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Related Words

• competent 
• confident 
• efficient 
• self-supporting 
• self-sustaining