self-controlledadj.
/ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊld/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkənˈtroʊld/ 1. Not controlled by an external agent; autonomous; spec. (of a person or group) self-governed, self-ruled; (of a thing) self-operating, self-regulating, automatic.
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society > authority > rule or government > autonomy > [adjective] > possessed of autonomy
self-ruling1645
self-directing1655
autonomical1659
autonomous1673
self-governed1780
self-controlled1781
autonomic1810
autonomistica1870
self-governing1880
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > automatic
automatical1586
automatic1599
automatous1646
automatary1652
automatarian1656
automatal1682
self-acting1775
self-controlled1781
automative1794
automate1818
self-directing1831
autodynamic1869
1781 J. Tucker Cui Bono? ii. 21 Therefore he has an unalienable Right to be Self-taxed, Self-governed, and Self-controlled.
1864 R. G. Hazard Freedom of Mind in Willing ii. vii. 321 It [sc. matter] has no power, no liberty, to control itself... There never could have been any initial force or movement which was self-controlled.
1959 D. Slome in F. T. Evans & C. Gray Gen. Anaesthesia I. iii. 88 Respiration is thus a self-controlled mechanism, autoregulated by vagal afferent impulses from stretch receptors in the lungs.
2015 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 21 June (Escape section) 30 All the cruiser's cabins are equipped with self-controlled airconditioning/heating units.
2. Exhibiting or practising self-control (self-control n. 1); characterized by self-control.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective]
coolc1430
coldc1500
within oneself (itself, etc.)1518
cool-headed1684
present to oneself1692
possesseda1698
self-restrained1700
self-collecteda1711
cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732
self-possessing1732
self-regulating1755
cool-brained1765
self-possessed1766
self-restraining1777
self-disciplined?1791
self-controlling1796
self-repressed1814
self-controlled1822
self-contained1838
self-repressing1849
unimpulsive1856
posé1858
downbeat1953
cucumber-cool1955
supercool1965
1822 Christian Reg. (Boston) 18 Jan. 90/4 The author appears as an affectionate, self-controlled and pious parent.
1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost viii. 210 The human frame, so strong, so dignified, so self-controlled in its perfections.
1941 A. C. Bouquet Compar. Relig. vii. 132 Zen..fosters a type of self-controlled character which is serviceable in war.
1970 Jet 9 July 24 She is the quietly reserved and remarkably self-controlled president of Northwestern's 6,400 undergraduate students.
2016 USA Today (Nexis) 7 Nov. 19 a It's OK to vent... Just do it in a healthy, self-controlled way.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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