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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELF-RELIANT

SELF-RELIANT Self `-re *li "ant, a.

 

Defn: Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

self-reliant

self-re li ant adjective reliant on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others: a self-reliant little girl. DERIVATIVES self-re li ant ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

self-reliant

self-reliant |ˌsɛlfrɪˈlʌɪənt | adjective reliant on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others: a self-reliant little girl. DERIVATIVES self-reliantly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

self-reliant

self-reliant adjective after Linus died, I became surprisingly self-reliant: self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-sustaining, able to stand on one's own two feet; independent, autarkic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

self-reliant

self-reliant adjective ineligible for social security, they have to be entirely self-reliant: self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-sustaining, self-standing, able to stand on one's own two feet, living on one's hump; self-contained, independent, self-made; rare autarkic, autarkical. ANTONYMS dependent.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

self-reliant

s lf-rel ant 形容詞 自立した, ほかに頼らない .s lf-rel ance 名詞 U 自立 (していること ), 独立独行 .