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self-containment

[ self-kuhn-teyn-muhnt, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf kənˈteɪn mənt, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

the state of being self-contained.

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Origin of self-containment

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby self-containment

self-conscious, self-consecration, self-consequence, self-consistent, self-contained, self-containment, self-contemplation, self-content, self-contradiction, self-control, self-correcting

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Example sentences from the Web for self-containment

He had learned self-reliance, which is a good thing, and self-containment, which is a better.
The Song of the Wolf|Frank Mayer
He had been shaken and stirred of late out of all his self-containment; Prudence had heard many things from him.
The Furnace|Rose Macaulay
There was a self-containment and a lack of self-consciousness on the part of the preacher that was not unnoticed by Sterling.
Dorothy Page|Eldridge B. Hatcher
Spare our property now and you shall not rue your self-containment.
England and Germany|Emile Joseph Dillon

And the attitude of the Cabinet since August 1914 had been marked by the utmost caution and self-containment.
England and Germany|Emile Joseph Dillon

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