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self-sufficing

/ˌsɛlf səˈfaɪsɪŋ/

Traduction: Adjectif désuet signifiant qui subvient entièrement à ses propres besoins sans aide extérieure ; autosuffisant, indépendant.

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adjective

/ˌsɛlf səˈfaɪsɪŋ/C2formalobsolète
  • frAdjectif désuet signifiant qui subvient entièrement à ses propres besoins sans aide extérieure ; autosuffisant, indépendant.

An archaic adjective meaning capable of providing for one's own needs without external assistance; self-sufficient.

  1. Self-sufficientC1formal

    Able to provide for one's own needs without external assistance or support.

    frautosuffisant

    • The community became self-sufficing by growing its own food and generating its own power.
    • After years of training, he was finally self-sufficing in his trade.
    • The farm is designed to be entirely self-sufficing, relying on solar energy and rainwater.

    Synonymesautarkicautarkicalindependentself-containedself-reliantself-sufficientself-supportingself-sustaining

    Antonymesdependentneedyreliant

Formes
  • more self-sufficing comparative form
  • most self-sufficing superlative form