self-sufficient
Meanings
adj
- Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support.
- Overconfident in one's own abilities; arrogant.
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Etymology
From self- + sufficient, a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs).
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