self-relyingadj.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈlʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈlaɪɪŋ/ Demonstrating or characterized by self-reliance; independent, self-sufficient; = self-reliant adj.
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the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > self-determining or determined
self-willing1571
self-acting1605
self-active1642
self-relying1648
self-acted1651
self-determined1653
self-determining1655
self-reliant1834
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
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > independent [phrase] > self-sufficient
within oneself (itself, etc.)1518
self-relying1648
1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xiii. ccclxxviii. 245/2 That selfe-relying heav'n-distrusting Thing, Foolish base-hearted Infidelity.
1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher I. ix. 186 The independent and self-relying spirit..would not permit him to submit for a moment to any restraint.
1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein I. iii. 65 The self-relying resolution of a mind too virtuous to suspect evil.
1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xl. 225 An independent, quiet, self-relying man.
1948 Economist 23 Oct. 651/1 The intervention of the United States can only to a limited degree compensate for the lack of self-relying strength or order in either country.
2007 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Oct. 20 Venezuelans went from being mostly self-relying entrepreneurs to depending on a government that began to grow.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1648