self-sufficient

[ self-suh-fish-uh nt, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf səˈfɪʃ ənt, ˌsɛlf- /
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adjective

able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.
having extreme confidence in one's own resources, powers, etc.: He was self-sufficient, and always reminded you of it.

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Also self-suf·fic·ing [self-suh-fahy-sing] /ˌsɛlf səˈfaɪ sɪŋ/.

Origin of self-sufficient

First recorded in 1580–90

OTHER WORDS FROM self-sufficient

Words nearby self-sufficient

self-sterile, self-stick, self-storage, self-study, self-styled, self-sufficient, self-suggestion, self-support, self-supporting, self-surrender, self-sustaining
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Words related to self-sufficient

efficient, competent, confident, self-supporting, self-sustaining, arrogant, closed, conceited, egotistic, haughty, independent, individual, self-confident, smug, unit, self-dependent

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British Dictionary definitions for self-sufficient

self-sufficient

self-sufficing

adjective

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

Derived forms of self-sufficient

self-sufficiency, nounself-sufficiently, adverb
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