Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-reliant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: self--re-liant
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"The Constitution deliberately makes the President and the Congress competitors as well as partners. The Founding Fathers created an elaborate system of checks and balances to keep each partner self-reliant while still assuring their interdependence. No brief account can fully capture the complexity of this relationship, in which each partner contributes his own share of stubbornness, pride, hostility, warmth, suspicion, skill, and affection."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English reliant English self-reliant From self- + reliant.

Inflected Forms

more self-reliant (comparative) most self-reliant (superlative)

Phrases

self-reliance

Frequently Paired Words

self-reliance

Synonyms

self-sufficient autonomous self-directed

Questions

What does self-reliant mean?: Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.
Where does self-reliant come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English reliant English self-reliant From self- + reliant.

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