adj
Meaning 1
Governing itself independently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an autonomous territory
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sovereign, self-governing
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
autonomous
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtɒnəməs/
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General-American: /ɔˈtɑnəməs/
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Atlantic-Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ɑˈtɑnəməs/
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rhymes with -ɒnəməs
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homophone: autonymous
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CMU ARPABET: AO0 T AA1 N AH0 M AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to a territory that governs itself independently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Sentient; self-aware.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: self-standing, self-directed
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Celtic linguistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: self-directed, self-reliant
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
existing as an independent entity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an autonomous judiciary
- a sovereign state
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: independent, self-governing, sovereign
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) ▲ Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος (autónomos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)bor. English autonomy Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English autonomous From autonomy + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
126 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: autonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Arabic: اِسْتِقْلَالِيّ (istiqlāliyy) — self-governing — see also independent
- Armenian: ինքնավար (inkʻnavar) — self-governing — see also independent
- Asturian: autónomu — self-governing — see also independent
- Azerbaijani: muxtar — self-governing — see also independent
- Belarusian: аўтано́мны (awtanómny) — self-governing — see also independent
- Bulgarian: автоно́мен (avtonómen) — self-governing — see also independent
- Buryat: автономито (avtonomito) — self-governing — see also independent
- Buryat: өөртөө заһаха (öörtöö zahaxa) — self-governing — see also independent
- Catalan: autònom — self-governing — see also independent
- Chinese Mandarin: 自治 (zìzhì) — self-governing — see also independent
- Czech: samosprávný — self-governing — see also independent
- Czech: autonomní — self-governing — see also independent
- Danish: autonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Danish: selvstyret — self-governing — see also independent
- Dutch: autonoom — self-governing — see also independent
- Esperanto: aŭtonoma — self-governing — see also independent
- Evenki: автоно̄мнай (awtonōmnaj) — self-governing — see also independent
- Extremaduran: autónoma — self-governing — see also independent
- Finnish: autonominen — self-governing — see also independent
- Finnish: itsehallinnollinen — self-governing — see also independent
- French: autonome — self-governing — see also independent
- Galician: autónomo — self-governing — see also independent
- Georgian: ავტონომიური (avṭonomiuri) — self-governing — see also independent
- German: autonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Greek: αυτόνομος (aftónomos) — self-governing — see also independent
- Hebrew: אוֹטוֹנוֹמִי (otonómi) — self-governing — see also independent
- Hindi: स्वायत्त (svāyatt) — self-governing — see also independent
- Hungarian: autonómia — self-governing — see also independent
- Ido: autonoma — self-governing — see also independent
- Indonesian: otonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Irish: féinrialaitheach — self-governing — see also independent
- Irish: neamhspleách — self-governing — see also independent
- Italian: autonomo — self-governing — see also independent
- Italian: indipendente — self-governing — see also independent
- Japanese: 自治 (jichi) — self-governing — see also independent
- Japanese: 自主的な (jishuteki na) — self-governing — see also independent
- Kalmyk: автономн (avtonomn) — self-governing — see also independent
- Kazakh: автономиялы (avtonomiäly) — self-governing — see also independent
- Kazakh: автономиялық (avtonomiälyq) — self-governing — see also independent
- Khakas: автоном (avtonom) — self-governing — see also independent
- Korean: 자치 (jachi) — self-governing — see also independent
- Korean: 자주적 (jajujeok) — self-governing — see also independent
- Kyrgyz: автономиялык (avtonomiyalık) — self-governing — see also independent
- Macedonian: автономен (avtonomen) — self-governing — see also independent
- Malay: berautonomi — self-governing — see also independent
- Mongolian: өөртөө засах (öörtöö zasax) — self-governing — see also independent
- Mongolian: автономит (avtonomit) — self-governing — see also independent
- Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ (öbertegen ǰasaqu) — self-governing — see also independent
- Norwegian Bokmål: autonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Norwegian Bokmål: selvstyrt — self-governing — see also independent
- Norwegian Bokmål: sjølstyrt — self-governing — see also independent
- Norwegian Nynorsk: autonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sjølvstyrt — self-governing — see also independent
- Persian: مختار (moxtâr) — self-governing — see also independent
- Polish: autonomiczny — self-governing — see also independent
- Portuguese: autónomo — self-governing — see also independent
- Portuguese: autônomo — self-governing — see also independent
- Romanian: autonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Russian: автоно́мный (avtonómnyj) — self-governing — see also independent
- Serbo-Croatian: са̏моста̄лан — self-governing — see also independent
- Serbo-Croatian: а̀утоно̄ман — self-governing — see also independent
- Serbo-Croatian: sȁmostālan — self-governing — see also independent
- Serbo-Croatian: àutonōman — self-governing — see also independent
- Slovak: samosprávny — self-governing — see also independent
- Slovak: autonómny — self-governing — see also independent
- Slovene: avtonomen — self-governing — see also independent
- Slovene: samostojen — self-governing — see also independent
- Southern Altai: автоном (avtonom) — self-governing — see also independent
- Spanish: autónomo — self-governing — see also independent
- Swedish: autonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Swedish: självstyrande — self-governing — see also independent
- Tajik: мухтор (muxtor) — self-governing — see also independent
- Tatar: автоном (avtonom) — self-governing — see also independent
- Turkish: otonom — self-governing — see also independent
- Tuvan: автономнуг (avtonomnug) — self-governing — see also independent
- Ukrainian: автоно́мний (avtonómnyj) — self-governing — see also independent
- Uzbek: avtonomiyali — self-governing — see also independent
- Uzbek: muxtor — self-governing — see also independent
- Vietnamese: tự trị — self-governing — see also independent
- Written Oirat: ᡄᡋᡄᠷᡄᡃᠨ ᠴᠠᠰᠠᡍᡇ (eberēn zasaxu) — self-governing — see also independent
- Xibe: ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᡢᡤᠠ — self-governing — see also independent
- Yakut: автоно́мнай (avtonómnay) — self-governing — see also independent
- Yakut: автономияла́ах (avtonomiyaláaq) — self-governing — see also independent
- Yiddish: אויטאָנאָם (oytonom) — self-governing — see also independent
- Yiddish: אויטאָנאָמיש (oytonomish) — self-governing — see also independent
- Zhuang: swci — self-governing — see also independent
- Belarusian: самасто́йны (samastójny) — acting on one's own
- Bulgarian: самостоя́телен (samostojátelen) — acting on one's own
- Catalan: autònom — acting on one's own
- Danish: selvstændig — acting on one's own
- Danish: autonom — acting on one's own
- Dutch: zelfstandig — acting on one's own
- Dutch: autonoom — acting on one's own
- Finnish: itsenäinen — acting on one's own
- Galician: autónomo — acting on one's own
- Hindi: आत्मनिर्भर (ātmanirbhar) — acting on one's own
- Hindi: स्वावलंबी (svāvlambī) — acting on one's own
- Indonesian: otonom — acting on one's own
- Irish: féinriartha — acting on one's own
- Irish: neamhspleách — acting on one's own
- Japanese: 自立した (jiritsu shita) — acting on one's own
- Japanese: 主体的な (shutaiteki na) — acting on one's own
- Japanese: 自主的な (jishuteki na) — acting on one's own
- Malay: berautonomi — acting on one's own
- Norwegian Bokmål: sjølstendig — acting on one's own
- Norwegian Bokmål: selvstendig — acting on one's own
- Norwegian Bokmål: autonom — acting on one's own
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sjølvstendig — acting on one's own
- Norwegian Nynorsk: autonom — acting on one's own
- Persian: خودسر (xodsar) — acting on one's own
- Persian: خودرای (xodrây) — acting on one's own
- Polish: autonomiczny — acting on one's own
- Polish: samodzielny — acting on one's own
- Portuguese: autónomo — acting on one's own
- Portuguese: autônomo — acting on one's own
- Russian: самостоя́тельный (samostojátelʹnyj) — acting on one's own
- Serbo-Croatian: са̏моста̄лан — acting on one's own
- Serbo-Croatian: не̏овисан — acting on one's own
- Serbo-Croatian: sȁmostālan — acting on one's own
- Serbo-Croatian: nȅovisan — acting on one's own
- Slovene: samostojen — acting on one's own
- Spanish: autónomo — acting on one's own
- Swedish: självständig — acting on one's own
- Ukrainian: самості́йний (samostíjnyj) — acting on one's own
- Irish: saor — a verb form grammar of Celtic language
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