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self-reliant

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self-re·li·ance (slfr-lns)
n.
Reliance on one's own capabilities, judgment, or resources; independence.
self-re·liant adj.
self-re·liant·ly adv.
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Adj.1.self-reliant - (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
self-directed, autonomous
independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
self-reliant
adjective independent, capable, self-sufficient, self-contained, self-sustaining, self-supporting, able to stand on your own two feet (informal) She is intelligent and self-reliant.
dependent, helpless, reliant, relying on others
Translations
self-reliant [ˌselfrɪˈlaɪənt] ADJ → independiente, autosuficiente
self-reliant [ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪənt] adj → indipendente
self-reliant [ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪənt] adj → indipendente


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It was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
John Bunsby, himself, a man of forty-five or thereabouts, vigorous, sunburnt, with a sprightly expression of the eye, and energetic and self-reliant countenance, would have inspired confidence in the most timid.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
A strong and self-reliant man, he had all his life ignored companionship, had been well content to live without friends, self-contained and self-sufficient.
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