self-sufficient meaning

Definition of self-sufficient

1. able to provide for your own needs without help from others
   • a self-sufficing economic unit

   Synonyms: self-sufficing, self-sustaining

   Similar: independent

   Related forms: self-sufficiency

self-sufficient in a sentence

• We'll build an energetically self-sufficient house.
• I live in a self-sufficient space community orbiting the Earth.
• Knowledge of agriculture can enable people to become self-sufficient.
• The inhabitants are self-sufficient.
• We need to be more self-sufficient.

How to pronounce self-sufficient

self-sufficient is pronounced /ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.