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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-supporting

s lf-supp rting 形容詞 ほかの援助に頼らない, 自活できる .