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Princeton's WordNet

  1. self-madeadjective

    having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts

    "a self-made millionaire"

Wiktionary

  1. self-madeadjective

    Of a person, having achieved success by one's own efforts.

    My father was the quintessential self-made man.

  2. self-madeadjective

    Of a thing, made by oneself instead of bought or taken over.

Wikipedia

  1. Self-Made

    Self-Made is a song by American singer Bryson Tiller. The track appeared on Tiller's second studio album, True to Self, which was released on May 26, 2017. It was written by Tiller, Philip Coleman, Jr., Konstandinos Dimopoulos and Stavros Xarchakos. The song received positive response from music critics, who praised Tiller's rapping skills. The black-and-white music video for the song, directed by Colin Tilley, premiered on October 3, 2017. "Self-Made" debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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  1. self-made

    Self-made refers to an individual who has become successful or wealthy by their own efforts, skills, and hard work rather than inheriting wealth or position. This term is often used to describe people who started with little or no financial support or social advantages and achieved prosperity through their own merit, determination, and initiative.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-madeadjective

    made by one's self

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. SELF-MADE

    Complimentary term for a respectable crook.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-made in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-made in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of self-made in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Disraeli:

    He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

  2. Richard Russo:

    People who imagine themselves to be self-made seldom enjoy examining the process of manufacture in detail.

  3. Scott Gordon:

    John's religious leaders have worked with him for a long time to help him find a place in the Mormon community, but John has turned his own departure from the faith into a socio-political issue, and himself into a self-made martyr.

  4. George Burton Adams:

    There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.

  5. Francis Quarles:

    Rather do what is nothing in the purpose than to be idle, that the devil may find thee doing. The bird that sits is easily shot when the fliers escape the fowler. Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all the virtues, and is the self-made sepulcher of a living man.


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