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noun
- 1. the quality or condition of being self-sufficient: "a means of developing economic self-sufficiency"
SELF-SUFFICIENT definition: 1. able to provide everything you need, especially food, for yourself without the help of other…. Learn more.
the quality of being able to take care of yourself, to be happy, or to deal with problems, without help from other people: She encouraged self-sufficiency in her daughters. Synonym. autarky specialized. See. self-sufficient. Fewer examples.
Self-sufficient definition: able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance. See examples of SELF-SUFFICIENT used in a sentence.
Self-sufficient definition: able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance. See examples of SELF-SUFFICIENT used in a sentence.
/ˌself səˈfɪʃnsi/ [uncountable] the ability to do or produce everything that you need without the help of other people. economic self-sufficiency. self-sufficiency in something The country aims to achieve self-sufficiency in food production. Join us.
The state or quality of being self-sustaining; the capacity to be self-sustaining; (now) esp. financial self-sufficiency. self-sufficingness 1811– The state or condition of not needing or relying on external assistance, support, or aid; = self-sufficiency , n. 1a.
Definitions of self-sufficient. adjective. able to provide for your own needs without help from others. synonyms: self-sufficing, self-sustaining. independent. free from external control and constraint. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Self-sufficient." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/self-sufficient.
