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self-suf·fi·cient
(sĕlf′sə-fĭsh′ənt)adj.
1. Able to provide for oneself without the help of others; independent.
2. Having undue confidence; smug.
self′-suf·fi′cien·cy n.
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self-sufficient
orself-sufficing
adj
able to provide for or support oneself without the help of others
ˌself-sufˈficiency n
ˌself-sufˈficiently adv
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self′-suffi′cient
adj.
1. able to supply one's or its own needs without external assistance.
2. having extreme confidence in one's own resources or powers.
[1580–90]
self′-suffi′ciency, n.
self′-suffi′ciently, 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"
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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.
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self-sufficient
adjective1. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of others:
2. Able to support oneself financially:
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self-sufficient
[ˌselfsəˈfɪʃənt] ADJ [person] → independiente, seguro de sí mismo ; (economically) → autosuficienteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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self-sufficient
(selfsəˈfiʃənt) adjective not dependent on others for help etc. a self-sufficient community. selfonderhoudend مُكْتَفٍ بِذاتِه самостоятелен autossuficiente soběstačný unabhängig selvforsynende αυτάρκης autosuficiente, independiente iseseisev خودكفا omavarainen autosuffisant עצמאי 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 خودکفا 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 自给自足的,自力更生的
ˌself-sufˈficiency noun selfonderhoudendheid إكْتِفاء ذاتي самостоятелност autossuficiência soběstačnost die Unabhängigkeit selvforsyning αυτάρκεια autosuficiencia, independencia iseseisvus خودكفايي omavaraisuus autosuffisance עצמאות neovisnost önellátás kemandirian sjálfsnægtir autosufficienza 自足 자급자족 savarankiškumas neatkarība; pašapgāde mampu diri onafhankelijk selvforsyning samowystarczalność خودکفایی 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 自给自足
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