self-reliance 
noun [mass noun]
Reliance on one’s own powers and resources rather than those of others.Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance?...
- Due to the way my family is, I developed a strong sense of self-reliance and independence along the way.
- Those whose greatest interest is in liberty and self-reliance are lost in the shuffle.
Synonyms
self-sufficiency, self-support, self-sustenance, self-standing, independence
rare autarky
- potato root eelworm
- potato rot
- potatory
- potato salad
- potato scab
- potato scone
- potato-scoop
- potato set
- potato shop
- potato-sick
- potato skin
- potato spirit
- potato-spraying
- potato stalk borer
- potato stick
- potato stone
- potato straw
- potato top
- potato-trap
- potato tree
- potato tuber moth
- potato tuberworm
- potato vine
- potato wart
- potato whisky