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self-sufficient
amiable

self-suf·fi·cient

self-sufficient

 
pronunciation:
self s fI shnt
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: dependent solely on oneself for the means of support or survival.
Her children were self-sufficient at an early age.
similar words:
independent
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)self-sufficient completely, economically, entirely, essentially, financially, fully, gradually, largely, less, more, neither, pretty, relatively, totally, truly, virtually
(adj.)self-sufficient + noun agriculture, being, community, economy, electricity, energy, enterprise, entity, existence, farm, farmer, farming, female, food, gardener, home, household, independence, lifestyle, production, rice, self-sufficiency, supply, user [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: self-sufficiently (adv.), self-sufficiency (n.)