self-supportingadj.
/ˌsɛlfsəˈpɔːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfsəˈpɔrdɪŋ/ 1. Having the resources to be able to survive, without requiring external assistance; (later) esp. financially self-sufficient or independent. Also: enabling such independence.In quot. 1632 in figurative context.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [adjective] > self-sufficient
suffisanta1340
sufficient for (to) oneself1382
substantive1543
self-suffisant1589
self-sufficient1596
self-sustaining1598
self-contained1605
self-subsisting1608
self-supporting1632
self-dependent1642
self-full1642
self-subsistent1646
self-sufficing1647
self-relying1648
self-depending1669
independent1670
self-sustained1675
unbenefitable1688
self-sufficed1709
self-supported1736
self-containing1826
self-reliant1834
autarkic1883
1632 D. Rogers Pract. Catech. iii. 109 Sinne..is growne rich, plentifull, selfe-supporting, able to defend her selfe by all tricks, inuention, æquiuocation and deuices.
1682 R. Baxter Last Work of Believer 11 We mean not that..any creature hath in it self a self-supporting or self-preserving sufficiency.
1722 R. Blackmore Redemption iv. 222 For ever all reliance will renounce, For what can self-supporting pow'r o'erthrow? Then independent once, and always so.
1845 J. S. Mill in Edinb. Rev. 81 521 It is an indispensable condition that there be a reasonable prospect of their being at some future time self-supporting.
1893 G. B. Shaw Widowers' Houses ii. 52 Trench: We must do the best we can with seven hundred. I think we ought to be self-supporting.
1924 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 32 666 It was cheaper to retrain cripples for self-supporting work than to maintain them in idleness.
1972 Guardian 1 Sept. 1/1 Britain took a giant stride towards becoming self-supporting in oil yesterday.
2014 P. J. Albert et al. Global Poverty Alleviation i. 1 Empowerment is an effective vehicle for changing people's lives and helping people become independent and self-supporting.
2. Of a physical object or structure: not requiring support in order to maintain its form or position.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supporting
bearingOE
portativea1500
supporting1591
shoring1622
stutted1638
supportive1665
firmamental1696
sustinent1704
support1778
sustaining1814
self-supporting1832
1832 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 2 Apr. They have climbed nearly to the top of the poles. This can be done by means of a standing, or self-supporting ladder.
1868 Sci. Amer. 27 June 402/3 For stove ovens, a movable self-supporting rack or spit.
1942 Fortune Nov. 6 (advt.) The production of more than 300 radio towers (self-supporting and guyed mast types).
1960 H. Carter Dict. Electronics 25 Basket coil, an inductor consisting of a self-supporting spiral winding.
2003 HomeDIY Dec. 10/1 The self-supporting canopies are strong and won't rot or corrode.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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