adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of self-contain form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Not requiring external or additional support; complete in itself.

   "a self-contained apartment"

2. 2
   Of a person, wrapped up in oneself; reserved. idiomatic

Adjective

1. 1
   constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself wordnet
2. 2
   in full control of your faculties wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acquisitivealoofambitious for selfautarchicautarkicautistic

Example

More examples

"Saeb thinks mathematicians are self-contained walking pieces of heaven."

Etymology

From self- + contained.

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