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Princeton's WordNet

  1. autonomous, self-directed, self-reliantadjective

    (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Wiktionary

  1. self-reliantadjective

    Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.

Wikipedia

  1. self-reliant

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

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  1. self-reliant

    Self-reliant refers to a person's ability to depend on and trust in their own capabilities, judgment, and resources. This includes making decisions independently, solving problems on your own, and taking care of oneself without needing external support or intervention. It also often involves a belief in one's own resilience and ability to cope with challenges.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-reliantadjective

    reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-reliant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-reliant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of self-reliant in a Sentence

  1. Diane Blazek:

    We'll come out in the end and hopefully everyone will be eating better and gardening more and more self-reliant.

  2. Katie Porter:

    I've taken some time to push my kids to be as self-reliant as they can be, this is a job that never stops.

  3. Doug Guthrie:

    President [ Xi Jinping's ] administration has been sending signals for some time that it would be driving toward becoming more self-reliant and less under the control of major trading partners like the The United States.

  4. Eric Poole:

    With tragedies playing out in marked ‘ safe ’ places, Americans realize that no place is off-limits for the criminal mind. This is why people are interested in becoming self-reliant for self-defense and less dependent on the response time of an armed police officer to save the day.

  5. Bo Knapp Both Bo:

    Nothing really happened on the trip, except I noticed she was perfect : cheerful, self reliant, capable, fearless.


Translations for self-reliant

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  • الاعتماد على الذاتArabic
  • auf sich selbst vertrauend, sich selbst vertrauend, eigenständig, auf sich selbst verlassendGerman
  • autosuficienteSpanish
  • وابسته به خودPersian
  • itseluottavainenFinnish
  • autonomeFrench
  • önállóHungarian
  • niezależny, samowystarczalnyPolish
  • autoconfiantePortuguese
  • [[уверенный]] [[в]] [[себе]], [[уверенный]] [[в]] [[свойRussian
  • 自力更生Chinese

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