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adj
Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
Able to sustain itself without the need for additional fuel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Opposing or rejecting exterior influence; independent.
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adjective satellite
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: self-sufficient, self-sufficing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English sustaining English self-sustaining From self- + sustaining.
Across languages
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