New American Oxford Dictionary
self-supporting
self-sup port ing |ˈˌsɛlf səˈpɔrdɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 having the resources to be able to survive without outside assistance. 2 staying up or upright without being supported by something else: arches were originally self-supporting structures. DERIVATIVES self-sup port noun
Oxford Dictionary
self-supporting
self-support ¦ing ▶adjective 1 having the resources to be able to survive without outside assistance. 2 staying up or upright without being supported by something else: arches were originally self-supporting structures. DERIVATIVES self-support noun
Oxford Thesaurus
self-supporting
self-supporting adjective the remaining one third of Pomeranian farmers had rather larger, self-supporting farms: self-sufficient, self-sustaining, self-reliant, self-standing, able to stand on one's own two feet, living on one's hump; self-contained, independent, self-made, autarkic, autarkical. ANTONYMS dependent.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
self-support
s è lf-supp ó rt 名詞 U 自給, 自活 .
self-supporting
s è lf-supp ó rting 形容詞 ほかの援助に頼らない, 自活できる .