English Explanatory Dictionary

self-sustaining

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
  2. Able to sustain itself without the need for additional fuel.
  3. Opposing or rejecting exterior influence; independent.

Word forms

self-sustaining more self-sustaining most self-sustaining

Etymology

From self- + sustaining.

Related words

self-sufficient

Translations

German: autark German: unabhängig German: selbstständig Polish: niezależny Polish: samodzielny
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