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Self-sufficient

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support.

    "Over the next few decades, several million humans immigrated to Eden Prime and a primarily agrarian culture developed. The new colony quickly became not only self-sufficient, but began exporting goods."

  2. 2
    Overconfident in one's own abilities; arrogant. obsolete

    "In spite of these conscientious reflections, he was too self-sufficient to think he should find any difficulty in obtaining forgiveness for these sins of omission […]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    able to provide for your own needs without help from others wordnet

Etymology

From self- + sufficient, a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs).

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