'Self-sufficient' definitions:

Definition of 'self-sufficient'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: self- sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustaining]

Definition of 'Self-sufficient'

From: GCIDE
  • Self-sufficient \Self`-suf*fi"cient\, a.
  • 1. Sufficient for one's self without external aid or cooperation. [1913 Webster]
  • Neglect of friends can never be proved rational till we prove the person using it omnipotent and self-sufficient, and such as can never need any mortal assistance. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Having an overweening confidence in one's own abilities or worth; hence, haughty; overbearing. "A rash and self-sufficient manner." --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'self-sufficient'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Self-sufficient'