au·ton·o·mous (ô-t n  -ms)adj. 1. Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent: an autonomous judiciary; an autonomous division of a corporate conglomerate. 2. Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed. 3. a. Independent of the laws of another state or government; self-governing. b. Of or relating to a self-governing entity: an autonomous legislature. c. Self-governing with respect to local or internal affairs: an autonomous region of a country. 4. Autonomic. [From Greek autonomos : auto-, auto- + nomos, law; see nem- in Indo-European roots.] au·ton o·mous·ly adv. |
autonomous [ɔːˈtɒnəməs]
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a community, country, etc.) possessing a large degree of self-government
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to an autonomous community
3. independent of others
4. (Philosophy) Philosophy
a. acting or able to act in accordance with rules and principles of one's own choosing
b. (in the moral philosophy of Kant, of an individual's will) directed to duty rather than to some other end Compare heteronomous [3] See also categorical imperative
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology existing as an organism independent of other organisms or parts
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a variant spelling of autonomic [3]
[from Greek autonomos living under one's own laws, from auto- + nomos law]
autonomously adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | autonomous - (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" |
| 2. | autonomous - existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies" independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" | |
| 3. | autonomous - (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" |
autonomous
adjective self-ruling, free, independent, sovereign, self-sufficient, self-governing, self-determining They declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
Translations
autonomous [ɔːˈtɒnəməs] adj → autonomo/a
autonomous [ɔːˈtɒnəməs] adj → autonomo/a
autonomous [ɔːˈtɒnəməs] adj → autonomo/a
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