What does self-sufficient mean?

self-sufficient means "able to provide for your own needs without help from others".

How many syllables are in self-sufficient?

self-sufficient has 4 syllables: self--suf-fic-ient. The stress falls on "fic". In IPA it is /ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənt/.

What is another word for self-sufficient?

Close synonyms include self-sufficing, self-sustaining. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-sufficient a common word?

self-sufficient is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with self-sufficient?

8 words rhyme with self-sufficient. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Self-sufficient — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
“a self-sufficing economic unit”
Synonymsself-sufficing self-sustaining
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What does self-sufficient mean?: self-sufficient means "able to provide for your own needs without help from others".
How many syllables are in self-sufficient?: self-sufficient has 4 syllables: self--suf-fic-ient. The stress falls on "fic". In IPA it is /ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənt/.
What is another word for self-sufficient?

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