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Princeton's WordNet

  1. autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiencynoun

    personal independence

Wiktionary

  1. self-reliancenoun

    the capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence not to be dependent.

  2. Etymology: self + reliance

Wikipedia

  1. Self-Reliance

    "Self-Reliance" is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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  1. self-reliance

    Self-reliance is the ability to depend on oneself for various necessities of life. It involves having confidence in one's own abilities, judgment, and resources to meet challenges, solve problems, make decisions, and sustain one's needs both physically and emotionally, without consistently seeking assistance from others. In other words, a self-reliant individual is independent and capable of conducting their affairs independently.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-reliancenoun

    reliance on one's own powers or judgment; self-trust

Wikidata

  1. Self-Reliance

    Self-Reliance is an essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes, the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his or her own instincts and ideas. It is the source of one of Emerson's most famous quotations: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds".

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. self-reliance

    The name we give to the egotism of the man who succeeds.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-reliance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

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

Examples of self-reliance in a Sentence

  1. Yang Moo-jin:

    And he is suggesting that he will take the bull by the horns to achieve that goal, while promoting self reliance at home and still being open to talks depending on how President Donald Trump handles' hostile policy,'.

  2. Henry Louis Mencken:

    The typical American of today has lost all the love of liberty, that his forefathers had, and all their disgust of emotion, and pride in self- reliance. He is led no longer by Davy Crocketts he is led by cheer leaders, press agents, word mongers, uplifters.

  3. Manu:

    Depend not on another, rather lean Upon thyself; trust to thine own exertions: Subjection to another?s will gives pain; True happiness consists in self-reliance.

  4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

  5. Theodore Couloumbis:

    Meimarakis wins with his talk of cooperating, he got the message earlier and that's going to help him. Alexis Tsipras insists on self-reliance and may pay the price.


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  • samostatnostCzech
  • Selbstständigkeit, SelbständigkeitGerman
  • confianza en sí mismoSpanish
  • itseluottamusFinnish
  • autosuffisance, autonomieFrench
  • féinmhuinínIrish
  • zelfredzaamheidDutch
  • niezależnośćPolish
  • autoconfiançaPortuguese
  • [[уверенность]] [[в]] [[свой, самодостаточность, самостоятельность, автономностьRussian
  • självtillit, självförtroendeSwedish

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