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单词 self-fertility
释义

self- /self-/

combining form
  1. Indicating: action upon the agent
  2. Action by, of, in, in relation to, etc, oneself or itself
  3. Automatic action
ORIGIN: OE self; Du zelf, Ger selbe, Gothic silba

self-abanˈdonment noun

Disregard of self

self-abaseˈment noun

Self-humiliation

self-abnegāˈtion noun

  1. Renunciation of one's own interest
  2. Self-denial

self-absorbedˈ adjective

Wrapped up in one's own thoughts or affairs

self-absorpˈtion noun

  1. The state of being self-absorbed
  2. Self-shielding (physics)

self-abuseˈ noun

  1. Revilement of oneself
  2. Masturbation
  3. Self-deception (Shakespeare)

self-abusˈer noun

self-accusāˈtion noun

self-accusˈatory adjective

self-acknowˈledged adjective

selfˈ-actˈing adjective

Automatic

self-acˈtion noun

Spontaneous or independent action

self-activˈity noun

An inherent power of acting

self-actualizāˈtion or self-actualisāˈtion noun (psychology)

The realization of one's whole personality and one's understanding and development of all its aspects

self-addressedˈ adjective

Addressed to oneself

self-adhēˈsive adjective

Able to stick to a surface without the use of (additional) glue, etc

self-adjustˈing adjective

Requiring no external adjustment

self-adminˈistered adjective

self-admirāˈtion noun

self-advanceˈment noun

self-advertˈisement noun

self-adˈvertiser noun

self-adˈvocacy noun

The act or practice of representing oneself, esp, in the USA, the practice of people with learning disabilities taking control of their own affairs rather than automatically being represented by others

selfˈ-affairs plural noun (Shakespeare)

One's own affairs

self-affecˈted adjective (Shakespeare)

Self-loving

self-affirmaˈtion noun

Assertion of the existence of the self

self-affrighˈted adjective (Shakespeare)

Frightened at oneself

self-aggrandˈizement or self-aggrandˈisement noun

self-aggrandˈizing or self-aggrandˈising adjective

selfˈ-analˈysis noun

self-annealˈing adjective

(of metals such as lead, tin, and zinc) recrystallizing at air temperature and so able to be cold-worked with little or no strain-hardening

self-annihilāˈtion noun

  1. The losing of one's sense of individual existence when contemplating the divine
  2. A sense of union with God

self-anoinˈted adjective

self-applauseˈ noun

self-appointˈed adjective

self-appreciāˈtion noun

self-approbāˈtion noun

self-approˈval noun

self-approvˈing adjective

self-approvˈingly adverb

self-assemˈbly adjective

(of furniture, etc) in parts or sections for assembly by the purchaser

self-assertˈing or self-assertˈive adjective

Given to asserting one's opinion or to putting oneself forward

self-asserˈtion noun

self-assertˈiveness noun

self-assessˈment noun

  1. A system by which taxpayers themselves calculate the amount of tax they are liable to pay
  2. The act of assessing one's own performance or progress

self-assumedˈ adjective

Consciously adopted by oneself

self-assumpˈtion noun

Conceit

self-assūˈrance noun

Assured self-confidence

self-assuredˈ adjective

self-assurˈedly adverb

self-awareˈ adjective

self-awareˈness noun

self-balˈancing adjective

  1. Balancing without outward help
  2. Stable

self-bastˈing adjective (cookery)

Not requiring to be basted by hand

self-begotˈ or selfˈ-begottˈen adjective (archaic)

Being its own parent, as is the phoenix

self-betrayˈal noun

self-bindˈer noun

  1. A reaping machine with automatic binding apparatus
  2. A portfolio that grips loose sheets

selfˈ-blindˈed adjective

selfˈ-bornˈ adjective

Born of itself, as is the phoenix

self-bounˈty noun

Native goodness

self-breathˈ noun (Shakespeare)

One's own utterances

self-builtˈ or self-buildˈ adjective

Built, or to be built, by the purchaser or owner

self-capacˈitance noun

Capacitance

self-catˈering adjective

(of a holiday, accommodation, etc) in which one cooks, etc for oneself

self-cenˈtred adjective

  1. Preoccupied with oneself
  2. Selfish
  3. Fixed independently

self-cenˈtredly adverb

self-cenˈtredness noun

self-certifˈicate noun

self-certificaˈtion noun

  1. A system by which an employee declares, on a pre-printed form and without needing the authorization of a doctor, that an absence from work was due to illness
  2. Any similar system for declaring personal information without recourse to authority

self-charˈity noun (Shakespeare)

Self-love

self-cleanˈing adjective

self-clōsˈing adjective

Shutting automatically

self-cockˈer noun

A firearm in which the hammer is raised by pulling the trigger

self-cockˈing adjective

self-collecˈted adjective

Self-possessed

self-colˈour noun

  1. Uniform colour
  2. Natural colour

self-colˈoured adjective

self-commandˈ noun

Self-control

self-commitˈment noun

self-communˈion noun

Communing with oneself, introspective meditation

self-comparˈison noun (Shakespeare)

The setting of oneself against another

self-compatˈible adjective (botany)

(of a plant) capable of self-fertilization (also noun)

self-complāˈcence noun

Satisfaction with oneself, or with one's own performances

self-complāˈcent adjective

self-conceitˈ noun

  1. An over-high opinion of oneself, one's own abilities, etc
  2. Vanity

self-conceitˈed adjective

self-conceitˈedness noun

self-concentrāˈtion noun

Concentration of one's thoughts upon oneself

self-conˈcept noun

One's concept of oneself

self-concernˈ noun

self-condemnaˈtion noun

self-condemnedˈ adjective

Condemned by one's own actions or words

self-condemnˈing adjective

self-confessedˈ adjective

Openly acknowledging oneself as such

self-conˈfidence noun

  1. Confidence in, or reliance on, one's own abilities
  2. Self-reliance

self-conˈfident adjective

self-conˈfidently adverb

self-confiˈding adjective

Self-reliant

self-congratulāˈtion noun

self-congratˈulatory adjective

Congratulating oneself

self-conˈjugate adjective (mathematics)

Conjugate to itself

self-conˈscious adjective

  1. Irrationally believing oneself to be the subject of close observation by others, and embarrassed as a result
  2. Conscious of one's own mind and its acts and states

self-conˈsciously adverb

self-conˈsciousness noun

self-conˈsequence noun

Self-importance

self-conˈsequent adjective

self-considˈering adjective

Deliberating with oneself

self-consistˈency noun

  1. Consistency of each part with the rest
  2. Consistency with one's principles

self-consisˈtent adjective

self-conˈstituted adjective

Constituted by oneself

self-consūmedˈ adjective

self-consūmˈing adjective

Consuming oneself, or itself

self-containedˈ adjective

  1. Calmly independent, not needing the company or reassurance of others
  2. Wrapped up in oneself, reserved
  3. (of a house, flat, room, etc) complete in itself

self-contemptˈ noun

self-contemptˈūous adjective

self-contentˈ noun

Self-satisfaction, complacency

self-contradicˈtion noun

  1. The act or fact of contradicting oneself
  2. A statement whose terms are mutually contradictory

self-contradicˈtory adjective

self-controlˈ noun

Power of controlling oneself

self-controlledˈ adjective

self-convictˈed adjective

Convicted by one's own acts or words

self-convicˈtion noun

selfˈ-correctˈing adjective

self-covˈered adjective (Shakespeare)

Either dissembling, or revealed in one's true colours

self-creātˈed adjective

self-creāˈtion noun

self-critˈical adjective

self-critˈicism noun

Critical examination and judgement of one's own works and thoughts

self-cultˈure noun

Development and education of one's personality by one's own efforts

self-damnˈing adjective

self-danˈger noun (Shakespeare)

Personal risk

self-deceitˈ or self-decepˈtion noun

Deceiving of oneself, esp with regard to one's true feelings or motives

self-deceitˈful adjective

self-deceivedˈ adjective

self-deceivˈer noun

self-defeatˈing adjective

That defeats its own purpose

self-defenceˈ noun

Defending one's own person, rights, etc (art of self-defence orig boxing, now used more loosely to refer to any of various martial arts)

self-defensˈive adjective

self-degradāˈtion noun

self-delightˈ noun

Delight in one's own being or thoughts

self-deluˈsion noun

The delusion of oneself by oneself

self-denīˈal noun

Forbearing to gratify one's own appetites or desires

self-denyˈing adjective

self-denyˈingly adverb

self-depenˈdence noun

self-depenˈdent adjective

self-depˈrecating adjective

self-deprēcˈiating adjective

  1. Lowering its (or one's) own value
  2. Undervaluing oneself or itself

selfˈ-despairˈ noun

A despairing view of one's own nature, prospects, etc

self-destroyˈing adjective

self-destructˈ intransitive verb

(of a spacecraft, etc) to disintegrate or explode automatically through the operation of a timing-device, etc

self-destrucˈtion noun

  1. The destruction of anything by itself
  2. Suicide

self-destrucˈtive adjective

self-determināˈtion noun

  1. Determination without extraneous impulse
  2. Direction of the attention or will to an object
  3. The power of a population to decide its own government and political relations or of an individual to live his or her own life

selfˈ-deterˈmined and selfˈ-deterˈmining adjective

self-develˈoping adjective

self-develˈopment noun

self-devōˈted adjective

self-devōˈtion noun

Self-sacrifice

self-direcˈted adjective

self-direcˈtion noun

self-direcˈtor noun

self-disˈcharge noun (elec eng)

  1. Loss of capacity of a primary cell or accumulator as a result of internal leakage
  2. Loss of charge in a capacitor due to finite insulation resistance between plates

self-disˈcipline noun

self-disˈciplined adjective

self-dislikedˈ adjective

self-disparˈagement noun

self-displeasedˈ adjective

self-dispraiseˈ noun

self-dissociaˈtion noun (chem)

The splitting into ions of the molecules of certain highly polar liquids

self-distrustˈ noun

self-docˈumenting adjective

(of a computer program) that informs the user how to use the program as it runs

self-doubtˈ noun

self-dramatizāˈtion or self-dramatisāˈtion noun

  1. Presentation of oneself as if a character in a play
  2. Seeing in oneself an exaggerated dignity and intensity

self-driveˈ adjective

  1. (of a hired motor vehicle) to be driven by the hirer
  2. (of a holiday) involving driving in one's own or a hired vehicle

self-drivˈen adjective

Driven by its own power

selfeˈ-despightˈ noun (Spenser)

Injury to oneself

self-edˈucated adjective

Educated by one's own efforts

self-educāˈtion noun

self-effaceˈment noun

  1. Keeping oneself in the background out of sight
  2. Withdrawing from notice or rights

self-effacˈing adjective

self-effacˈingly adverb

self-electˈed adjective

Elected by oneself or itself

self-electˈing or self-electˈive adjective

Having the right to elect oneself or itself, as by co-option of new members

self-elecˈtion noun

self-employedˈ adjective

Working independently in one's own business, or on a freelance basis

self-employˈment noun

selfˈ-end noun (obsolete, esp 17c)

A selfish motive or object

self-endearedˈ adjective

Self-loving

self-enjoyˈment noun

Internal satisfaction

self-enrichˈment noun

self-esteemˈ noun

  1. Good opinion of oneself
  2. Self-respect

self-evˈidence noun

self-evˈident adjective

Obvious, evident without proof

self-evˈidently adverb

self-evolvedˈ adjective

self-examināˈtion noun

  1. A scrutiny into one's own state, conduct, etc
  2. Examination of one's own body in order to detect changes or abnormalities, esp by women of their breasts

selfˈ-example noun

One's own example

self-excītˈing or self-excitˈed adjective (elec)

(of an electrical machine) itself supplying the exciting current

self-exˈecuting adjective (law)

Automatically coming into effect, not needing legislation to enforce

self-exerˈtion noun

self-exˈiled adjective

self-existˈence noun

self-existˈent adjective

Existing of or by oneself or itself, independent of any other cause

self-explanˈatory or self-explainˈing adjective

Obvious, understandable without explanation, self-evident

self-explicāˈtion noun

self-expressˈ intransitive verb

self-expressˈion noun

The giving of expression to one's personality, as in art

self-expressˈive adjective

self-facedˈ adjective

Undressed or unhewn, esp of a stone showing a natural cleavage

self-fedˈ adjective

  1. Fed by itself or automatically
  2. Fed upon itself

self-feedˈer noun

A device for supplying anything automatically, esp a measured amount of foodstuff for cattle, etc

self-feedˈing adjective

self-feelˈing noun

One's personal experience

self-ferˈtile or self-ferˈtilizing adjective

Made fertile or fertilizing by its own pollen or sperm

selfˈ-fertilīzāˈtion or selfˈ-fertilīsāˈtion noun

self-fertilˈity noun

self-figˈured adjective

Of one's own devising

self-fillˈer noun

A fountain pen that can be filled without feeding ink through an external tube

self-finanˈcing adjective

(of a business, enterprise, etc) requiring no finance from outside sources, eg loans, etc

self-flattˈering adjective

self-flattˈery noun

self-foˈcusing adjective

self-forgetˈful adjective

Unselfishly forgetful of oneself or one's own interests

self-forgetˈfully adverb

self-forgetˈfulness noun

selfˈ-fulfillˈing adjective

self-fulfilˈment noun

self-genˈerating adjective

self-givˈing adjective

self-glazedˈ adjective

(of pottery, etc) glazed in one tint or colour

self-glorificāˈtion noun

self-glōˈrious adjective

Boastful

self-govˈerning adjective

self-govˈernment noun

  1. Self-control
  2. Autonomy
  3. Government without outside interference
  4. Democracy

self-graˈcious adjective

Gracious towards oneself or spontaneously gracious

self-harmˈ noun and intransitive verb

self-harˈming adjective

self-hateˈ or self-hātˈred noun

selfheal noun see separate entry

self-healˈing noun

  1. Spontaneous healing
  2. Healing oneself (also adjective)

self-helpˈ noun

Doing things for oneself without assistance from others (also adjective)

self-hetˈerodyne adjective (electronics)

Autodyne

selfhood noun see under self

self-humiliāˈtion noun

self-hypnōˈsis or selfˈ-hypˈnotism noun

self-idenˈtity noun

  1. Identity of a thing with itself
  2. The conscious realization of the individual identity

self-imˈage noun

An individual's view of his or her own personality and abilities

self-immolāˈtion noun

  1. Offering oneself up in sacrifice
  2. Suttee

self-importˈance noun

  1. An absurdly high sense of one's own importance
  2. Pomposity

self-importˈant adjective

self-importˈantly adverb

self-imposedˈ adjective

Taken voluntarily on oneself

self-impregnāˈtion noun

Impregnation of a hermaphrodite by its own sperm

self-improveˈment noun

Improvement, by oneself, of one's status, education, job, etc

self-incompatˈible adjective

Having reproductive organs that cannot function together

self-incompatibilˈity noun

selfˈ-inducedˈ adjective

  1. Induced by oneself
  2. Produced by self-induction (electronics)

self-inducˈtance noun

The property of an electric circuit whereby self-induction occurs

self-inducˈtion noun

The property of an electric circuit by which it resists any change in the current flowing in it

self-inducˈtive adjective

self-indulˈgence noun

Undue or unhealthy gratification of one's appetites or desires

selfˈ-indulˈgent adjective

selfˈ-indulˈgently adverb

self-infecˈtion noun

Infection of the entire organism from a local lesion

selfˈ-inflictˈed adjective

Inflicted by oneself on oneself

self-injectˈ intransitive verb

self-injecˈtion noun

self-insūˈrance noun

The practice of laying aside funds from income, etc to cover losses, rather than taking out an insurance policy

self-inˈterest noun

  1. Private interest
  2. Regard to oneself or one's own advantage

self-inˈterested adjective

self-invīˈted adjective

Invited by nobody but oneself

self-involvedˈ adjective

  1. Wrapped up in oneself or one's own thoughts
  2. Inwoven into itself

self-judgeˈment noun

self-justificāˈtion noun

self-justificāˈtory adjective

self-jusˈtifying adjective

  1. Justifying oneself
  2. Automatically arranging the length of the lines of type (printing)

self-killedˈ adjective

self-killˈer noun

self-knowˈing adjective

self-knowlˈedge noun

Knowledge of one's own nature or personality

self-leftˈ adjective

Left to oneself

self-levˈelling adjective

Automatically adjusting so as to be level

selfˈ-life noun

  1. Self-existence
  2. Life only for oneself

self-lightˈing adjective

Igniting automatically

selfˈ-like adjective

Exactly similar

self-limˈited adjective (pathology)

Running a definite course

self-limˈiting adjective

self-liqˈuidating adjective

(of a loan, business enterprise, etc) yielding sufficient increase to pay for its own redemption, initial outlay, etc

self-loadˈer noun

self-loadˈing adjective

(of a gun) automatically reloading itself

self-lockˈing adjective

Locking automatically

self-lostˈ adjective

Lost or damned through one's own fault

self-loveˈ noun

  1. The love of oneself
  2. Tendency to seek one's own welfare or advantage
  3. Desire of happiness

self-lovˈing adjective

self-lumˈinous adjective

Emitting a light of its own

self-madeˈ adjective

  1. Made by oneself
  2. Risen from poverty or obscurity to a high position by one's own exertions

self-manˈagement noun

  1. Self-control
  2. The management of a factory, etc, by its own workers

self-masˈtery noun

  1. Self-command
  2. Self-control

self-mettˈle noun (Shakespeare)

Natural spirit

self-misusedˈ adjective

Denigrated by oneself

self-mockˈery noun

self-moˈtion noun

Spontaneous motion

self-moˈtivated or self-moˈtivating adjective

  1. Naturally enterprising
  2. Motivated by inherent energy, enthusiasm, ambition, etc, without external impetus

self-motivāˈtion noun

self-moˈving adjective

Moving spontaneously from within

self-murˈder noun

Suicide

self-murˈderer noun

self-murˈdering adjective

self-mutilāˈtion noun

self-neglectˈ noun

self-observāˈtion noun (psychology)

The observation of one's own behaviour, personality, mental processes, etc

self-occˈupied adjective

self-offenceˈ noun (rare)

  1. An attack on, or injury to, oneself
  2. One's own offence (Shakespeare)

self-oˈpening adjective

  1. Opening of its own accord
  2. Opening automatically

selfˈ-opˈerating adjective

self-opinˈion noun

High, or unduly high, opinion of oneself or of one's own opinion

self-opinˈionated, self-opinˈionative or self-opinˈioned adjective

Obstinately adhering to one's own opinion

self-ordainedˈ adjective

self-parˈody noun

Parody of oneself or one's own work

self-perpetˈuating adjective

self-perpetūāˈtion noun

self-pīˈous adjective

Hypocritical

self-pitˈy noun

Pity for oneself

self-pitˈying adjective

self-pitˈyingly adverb

self-plantˈed adjective

Planted without human agency

self-pleaˈsing adjective

self-poisedˈ adjective

Balanced without outside help

self-pollˈinated adjective

self-pollināˈtion noun

The transfer of pollen to the stigma of the same flower (or sometimes the same plant or clone)

self-polluˈtion noun (archaic)

Masturbation

self-porˈtrait noun

A portrait of oneself executed by oneself

self-porˈtraiture noun

self-possessedˈ adjective

Having self-possession

self-possessˈion noun

  1. Collectedness of mind
  2. Calmness

self-powˈered adjective

self-praiseˈ noun

The praise of oneself by oneself

self-preparaˈtion noun

self-preparedˈ adjective

self-preservāˈtion noun

Care, action, or instinct for the preservation of one's own life

self-preserˈvative or self-preserˈving adjective

self-prideˈ noun

Self-esteem

self-proclaimedˈ adjective

self-producedˈ adjective

self-professedˈ adjective

self-profˈit noun

Private interest

self-propˈagating adjective

Propagating itself when left to itself

self-propagāˈtion noun

self-propelledˈ adjective

self-propellˈing adjective

Carrying its own means of propulsion

self-propulˈsion noun

self-protecˈtion noun

Self-defence

self-protectˈing adjective

self-protecˈtive adjective

self-pruˈning adjective

Naturally shedding twigs

self-pubˈlicist noun

Someone who actively creates or seeks publicity for himself or herself

self-publicˈity noun

self-punˈishment noun

self-quesˈtioning adjective

self-raisedˈ adjective

  1. Raised by oneself
  2. Grown without cultivation

self-raisˈing adjective

(of flour) already mixed with a raising agent (also (esp N American) self-risˈing)

self-realīzāˈtion or self-realīsāˈtion noun

Attainment of such development as one's mental and moral nature is capable of

self-recordˈing adjective

Recording its own readings

self-recˈtifying adjective (radiology)

(of an X-ray tube) in which an alternating voltage is applied directly between target and cathode

self-referenˈtial adjective

  1. Relating or belonging to the self
  2. (of an artistic work) making references to the artist's own life or work

self-referentialˈity noun

self-referenˈtially adverb

self-referrˈing adjective

Self-referential

self-regardˈ noun

  1. Self-interest
  2. Self-respect, esp exaggerated

self-regardˈing adjective

self-regˈistering adjective

Self-recording

self-regˈulating adjective

Regulating itself

self-regulāˈtion noun

self-regulātˈory (or /-regˈ/) adjective

self-relīˈance noun

Reliance on one's own abilities, resources, etc

self-relīˈant adjective

self-relīˈantly adverb

self-relyˈing adjective

self-renunciāˈtion noun

Self-abnegation

self-repeatˈing adjective

self-reposeˈ noun

self-repressˈion noun

Repression of one's own desires or of expression of one's personality

self-reproachˈ noun

Blaming oneself or finding fault with one's own actions

self-reproachˈful adjective

self-reproofˈ or self-reprovˈing noun

Reproof of conscience

self-repugˈnance noun

self-repugˈnant adjective

  1. Self-contradictory
  2. Inconsistent

selfˈ-resemˈblance noun (Spenser)

Appearance of being what one really is

self-respectˈ noun

Proper respect for oneself or one's own character

self-respectˈful adjective

self-respectˈing adjective

self-restrainedˈ adjective

Restrained by one's own will

self-restraintˈ noun

  1. A refraining from excess
  2. Self-control

self-revealˈing adjective

self-revelāˈtion noun

self-revˈelātory adjective

self-revˈerence noun

Great self-respect

self-revˈerent adjective

self-rightˈeous adjective

  1. Having a high opinion of one's own virtue
  2. Pharisaical

self-rightˈeously adverb

self-rightˈeousness noun

self-rightˈing adjective

(esp of a boat, etc) righting itself when capsized

self-rigˈorous adjective

Rigorous towards oneself

self-risˈing adjective see self-raising above

self-rolledˈ (Milton self-rowldˈ) adjective

Coiled on itself

self-ruleˈ noun

self-rulˈing adjective

self-sacˈrifice noun

Foregoing one's own needs, etc for the sake of others

self-sacˈrificing adjective

selfˈsame noun and adjective

The very same

self-sameˈness noun

self-satisfacˈtion noun

self-satˈisfied adjective

  1. Satisfied with oneself, one's efforts, etc
  2. Inordinately proud of oneself, smug
  3. Unwisely resting on one's laurels

self-satˈisfying adjective

Giving satisfaction to oneself

self-schooledˈ adjective

self-sealˈing adjective

  1. (of envelopes, etc) that can be sealed by pressing two adhesive surfaces together
  2. (of tyres) that seal automatically when punctured

self-seedˈer noun

A plant that propagates itself from its own seeds shed around it

self-seekˈer noun

  1. Someone who looks mainly to his or her own interests or advantage
  2. A device which automatically tunes a radio to required wavelengths by means of a push-button control

self-seekˈing noun and adjective

self-serˈvice noun

Helping oneself, as in a restaurant, petrol station, etc (also adjective)

self-serˈving adjective

Taking care of one's own interests before and usu to the prejudice of those of other people (also noun)

self-severeˈ adjective (Milton)

self-shieldˈing noun (physics)

A radiation emitting material or structure which absorbs part of its own emission

self-slainˈ adjective

self-slaughˈter noun

self-slaughˈtered adjective

self-slayˈer noun

self-sovˈereignty noun

Sovereignty over, or inherent in, oneself

self-sowˈ intransitive verb

(of esp cultivated plants) to disperse and sow seeds naturally without human agency

self-sownˈ adjective

self-stanˈding adjective

Independent, standing or functioning alone, without support

self-starˈter noun

  1. An automatic device for starting a motor
  2. A car or other vehicle fitted with one
  3. A person with initiative and drive

self-sterˈile adjective

Unable to fertilize itself

self-sterilˈity noun

self-studˈy noun

Study on one's own, without a teacher

self-styledˈ adjective

  1. Called by oneself
  2. Pretended

self-subduedˈ adjective (Shakespeare)

Subdued by one's own power

self-substanˈtial adjective (Shakespeare)

Composed of one's own substance

self-suffiˈciency noun

self-suffiˈcient adjective

  1. Requiring nothing to be brought from outside
  2. Requiring no emotional, etc support from others

self-suffiˈciently adverb

self-suffīcˈing adjective

self-suggesˈtion noun

Auto-suggestion

self-supportˈ noun

self-supportˈed adjective

self-supportˈing adjective

  1. Able to support or maintain oneself without outside help
  2. Of independent means, paying one's way
  3. (of plants, structures, etc) able to stand up without support(s)

selfˈ-surrenˈder noun

A yielding up of oneself or one's will

self-surviˈving adjective

Surviving as a mere ruin of itself

self-sustainedˈ adjective

Sustained by one's own power

self-sustainˈing adjective

self-sustainˈment noun

self-susˈtenance and self-sustentāˈtion noun

self-synchˈronizing or self-synchˈronising adjective (elec eng)

(of a synchronizing machine) that may be switched to alternating current without being in exact synchronism with it

self-tanˈ intransitive verb

To apply a lotion to one's skin to artificially produce the appearance of a suntan

self-tannˈing noun and adjective

self-tappˈing adjective

(of a screw) made of hard metal with a thread that either deforms a softer metal as it is driven in or grips thin sheets of metal within the thread

self-taughtˈ adjective

self-tempˈted adjective

self-thinkˈing adjective

Thinking for oneself

self-torˈment noun

self-tormentˈing adjective

self-tormentˈor noun

selfˈ-torˈture noun

self-trainedˈ adjective

self-transformāˈtion noun

self-treatˈment noun

self-trustˈ noun

  1. Self-reliance
  2. Confidence in one's own faithfulness to oneself (Shakespeare)

self-unaˈble adjective (Shakespeare)

Insufficient in oneself

self-understandˈing noun

self-vindicāˈtion noun

self-vīˈolence noun

Suicide

self-willˈ noun

Obstinacy

self-willedˈ adjective

self-windˈing adjective

  1. (of a watch) wound by the wearer's spontaneous movements, or by opening and shutting the case
  2. Automatically wound by electricity

self-worˈship noun

selfˈ-worth noun

  1. (one's idea of) one's own worth, usefulness, etc
  2. Self-esteem

self-wrongˈ noun (Shakespeare)

Injury done to one by oneself

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