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- DictionarySelf-suf·fi·cient/ˌselfsəˈfiSH(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food: "I don't think Botswana, due to the climate, could ever be self-sufficient in food"
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.
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.
5 days ago · 2. adjective. Someone who is self-sufficient is able to live happily without anyone else. Although she had various boyfriends, she was, and remains, fiercely self-sufficient. He'd created a tiny, self-sufficient world for himself. Synonyms: independent, self-contained, self-reliant, self-sustaining More Synonyms of self-sufficient.
self-sufficient (in something) able to do or produce everything that you need without the help of other people. The country is totally self-sufficient in food production. policies to encourage people to become more self-sufficient and less dependent on welfare. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
Feb 19, 2018 · adjective. uk / ˌselfsəˈfɪʃ ə nt / us. Add to word list. having everything that you need yourself and not needing help from others. (Definition of self-sufficient from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of self-sufficient. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指食物）自給自足的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指食物）自给自足的…
noun. self-suf· fi· cien· cy ˌself-sə-ˈfi-shən (t)-sē. Synonyms of self-sufficiency. : the quality or state of being self-sufficient. Synonyms. independence. self-dependence. self-reliance. self-subsistence. self-support. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of self-sufficiency in a Sentence.
able to take care of yourself, to be happy, or to deal with problems, without help from other people: She's a very self-sufficient young woman. He had never had to make a decision in his life but now he had to be entirely self-sufficient. Fewer examples. Within three years, Pakistan became self-sufficient.
