self-reliant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English reliant English self-reliant From self- + reliant.
Meanings
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Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.
The Constitution deliberately makes the President and the Congress competitors as well as partners. The Founding Fathers created an elaborate system of checks and balances to keep each partner self-reliant while still assuring their interdependence. No brief account can fully capture the complexity of this relationship, in which each partner contributes his own share of stubbornness, pride, hostility, warmth, suspicion, skill, and affection.
1971, Lyndon Johnson, “Bite the Bullet”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 438:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more self-reliant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most self-reliant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (24)
hu önálló (reliant upon oneself) · sk samostatný (reliant upon oneself) · gl autosuficiente (reliant upon oneself) · ca autosuficient (reliant upon oneself) · sl samostojen (reliant upon oneself) · de auf sich selbst vertrauend (reliant upon oneself) · nl zelfredzaam (reliant upon oneself) · el αυτοεξαρτώμενος (reliant upon oneself) · es autosuficiente (reliant upon oneself) · pt autossuficiente (reliant upon oneself) · fr sûr de lui (reliant upon oneself) · de auf sich selbst verlassend (reliant upon oneself) · de eigenständig (reliant upon oneself) · hi स्वावलंबी (reliant upon oneself) · it autonomo (reliant upon oneself) · ru уве́ренный в себе́ (reliant upon oneself) · fr débrouillard (reliant upon oneself) · it autosufficiente (reliant upon oneself) · fi itseluottavainen (reliant upon oneself) · ru уве́ренный в свои́х си́лах (reliant upon oneself) · hi आत्मनिर्भर (reliant upon oneself) · pl samodzielny (reliant upon oneself) · pl niezależny (reliant upon oneself) · de sich selbst vertrauend (reliant upon oneself)