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[ adjective ] able to provide for your own needs without help from others
Synonyms Examples "a self-sufficing economic unit" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)The tensions accompanying a repressive consciousness of wrongdoing or sinning or some tormenting secret are relieved for the less self-contained or self-sufficient by confession , repentance , and penance . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The ninth century was in its artistic work `` the spiritually freest and most self-sufficient between past and future '' , and the loving skill spent by its artists upon their products is a testimonial to their sense that what they were doing was important and was appreciated . Related terms |
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