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self-sufficient

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self-suf·fi·cient (slfs-fshnt)
adj.
1. Able to provide for oneself without the help of others; independent.
2. Having undue confidence; smug.

self-suf·ficien·cy n.

self-sufficient, self-sufficing
adj
able to provide for or support oneself without the help of others
self-sufficiency  n
self-sufficiently  adv
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Adj.1.self-sufficient - able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"
independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"

self-sufficient
adjective independent, self-contained, self-reliant, self-sustaining, self-supporting, able to stand on your own two feet He'd created a tiny self-sufficient world for himself.
Translations
self-sufficient [ˌselfsəˈfɪʃənt] ADJ [person] → independiente, seguro de sí mismo; (economically) → autosuficiente

self-sufficient [ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃnt] adjautosufficiente
self-sufficient [ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃnt] adjautosufficiente

self-sufficient
adj self-sufficient [selfsəˈfiʃənt]
not dependent on others for help etc a self-sufficient community. selfonderhoudend مُكْتَفٍ بِذاتِه самостоятелен soběstačný selvforsynende unabhängig αυτάρκης autosuficiente, independiente iseseisev خودكفا omavarainen autosuffisant עַצמָאִי आत्मनिर्भर, स्वत:, पर्याप्त koji ne treba tuđu pomoć, neovisan önellátó mandiri sjálfum sér nógur autosufficiente 自給できる 자급자족 할 수 있는 savarankiškas neatkarīgs; pašapgādes- mampu diri onafhankelijk selvberget/-hjulpen samoobsługowy auto-suficiente autosuficient самостоятельный sebestačný samozadosten samodovoljan självförsörjande, självtillräcklig ที่เลี้ยงตังเองได้ kendi kendine yeten 自給自足的 незалежний; такий, що сам себе забезпечує اپنی جگہ کافی tự cung, tự cấp
n self-sufˈficiency
selfonderhoudendheid إكْتِفاء ذاتي самостоятелност soběstačnost selvforsyning die Unabhängigkeit αυτάρκεια autosuficiencia, independencia iseseisvus خودكفايي omavaraisuus autosuffisance עַצמָאוּת neovisnost önellátás kemandirian sjálfsnægtir autosufficienza 自足 자급 자족 savarankiškumas neatkarība; pašapgāde mampu diri onafhankelijk selvforsyning samowystarczalność auto-suficiência autosuficienţă самостоятельность sebestačnosť samozadostnost samodovoljnost självförsörjning, självtillräcklighet ความเพียงพอในตัวเอง kendi kendine yetme 自給自足 незалежність; самостійність خود کفیلی sự tự cung, sự tự cấp


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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.
What has a poor maiden who was reared amid the snows of Siberia to do with their cold, icy, self-sufficient world?
In a moment more, the doctor came in--a brisk, smiling, self-sufficient man--smartly dressed, with a flower in his button-hole.
 
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