SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Dictionary entry overview: What does self-sufficiency mean? • SELF-SUFFICIENCY (noun)
The noun SELF-SUFFICIENCY has 1 sense:
1. personal independence
Familiarity information: SELF-SUFFICIENCY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SELF-SUFFICIENCY (noun)
Meaning:
Personal independence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
self-direction; self-reliance; self-sufficiency; autonomy
Hypernyms ("self-sufficiency" is a kind of...):
independence; independency (freedom from control or influence of another or others)
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