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Princeton's WordNet

  1. self-containedadjective

    constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself

    "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"

  2. collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessedadjective

    in full control of your faculties

    "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"

Wiktionary

  1. self-containedadjective

    Not requiring external or additional support; complete in itself.

  2. Etymology: From self + contained.

Wikipedia

  1. self-contained

    Self-sustainability and self-sufficiency are overlapping states of being in which a person or an organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others. Self-sufficiency entails the self being enough (to fulfill needs), and a self-sustaining entity can maintain self-sufficiency indefinitely. These states represent types of personal or collective autonomy. A self-sufficient economy is one that requires little or no trade with the outside world and is called an autarky.

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  1. self-contained

    Self-contained generally refers to something that is complete, independent, or fully equipped, needing no outside assistance, components or support to function or survive. The term can be applied to various contexts such as systems, units, apartments, or entities that are capable of operating or existing independently.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-containedadjective

    having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self

  2. Self-containedadjective

    having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-contained in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-contained in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of self-contained in a Sentence

  1. Pete Werner:

    It's a self-contained city.

  2. Greer Grammer:

    Greer is really independent in terms of her approach to things, and she’s pretty self-contained. So she’s great. But also my daughter Spencer, same thing… They make their living as actors.

  3. Pete Werner:

    Their hotels are built to exceed Florida building codes so they're built to withstand a Category 5 hurricane, it's a self-contained city.

  4. Carolynn Hoy:

    There could be an Indian championship, a Malaysian championship and they will be self-contained but with the same format.


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