adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɪʃənt
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adj
Meaning 1
Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Overconfident in one's own abilities; arrogant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a self-sufficing economic unit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: self-sufficing, self-sustaining
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From self- + sufficient, a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs).
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
самадастатко́вы
(samadastatkóvy)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Bulgarian:
самодоста́тъчен
(samodostátǎčen)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Bulgarian:
самостоя́телен
(samostojátelen)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Catalan:
autosuficient
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Chinese Mandarin:
自給自足的 /自给自足的
(zìjǐzìzúdē dė)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Czech:
soběstačný
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Danish:
selvforsynende
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Dutch:
zelfvoorzienend
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Finnish:
omavarainen
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
French:
autosuffisant
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Georgian:
თვითკმარი
(tvitḳmari)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Georgian:
დამოუკიდებელი
(damouḳidebeli)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Georgian:
ავტარკიული
(avṭarḳiuli)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
German:
selbstgenügsam
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Greek:
αυτάρκης
(aftárkis)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Ancient Greek:
αὐτάρκης
(autárkēs)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Hindi:
आत्मनिर्भर
(ātmanirbhar)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Hindi:
स्वावलंबी
(svāvlambī)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Hungarian:
önellátó
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Indonesian:
mandiri
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Irish:
neamhthuilleamaíoch
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Italian:
autosufficiente
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Japanese:
自給自足ができる
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Norwegian Bokmål:
selvberget
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Norwegian Bokmål:
selvforsørgende
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Pannonian Rusyn:
самодостаточни
(samodostatočni)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Polish:
samowystarczalny
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Portuguese:
autossuficiente
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Romanian:
independent
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Russian:
самодоста́точный
(samodostátočnyj)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Scottish Gaelic:
fèin-fhoghainteach
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Spanish:
autosuficiente
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Swedish:
självförsörjande
— able to provide for oneself independently of others
Ukrainian:
самодоста́тній
(samodostátnij)
— able to provide for oneself independently of others