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As a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- His parents are wealthy, but he is a millionaire in his own right.
- "Quarrelous" isn't a misspelling of "querulous" but a word in its own right.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she's a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance
- an excellent novel in its own right
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in his own right, in her own right, in its own right
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
per mèrits propis
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Finnish:
omasta ansiostaan
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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French:
à part entière
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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German:
auf Grund eigener Begabung
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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German:
aus eigener Kraft
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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German:
aus eigenem Recht
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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German:
eigenständig
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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German:
selber
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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German:
eigen
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Hungarian:
saját jogán
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Polish:
w sobie
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Portuguese:
por si só
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Russian:
и сам по себе
(i sam po sebe)
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Slovak:
zaslúžene
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Slovak:
vlastnou zásluhou
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Spanish:
por sí mismo
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Spanish:
por sus propios méritos
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Spanish:
por derecho propio
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Spanish:
por méritos propios
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Spanish:
de hecho y de derecho
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Turkish:
kendi başına
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Turkish:
kendi kendine
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
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Welsh:
yn ei rinwedd ei hun
— as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
