self-contained definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: constituting a ... unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities" 2: in full control ... the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; " ...
self-possessed definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: in ... the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1795 ...
Self-sufficient definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SELF-SUFFI''CIENT, a. Having full confidence in one's own ... provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: self- sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustaining] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1592 1. able ...
self-seeking definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: interested only in yourself [syn: self-serving, self- seeking] n 1: taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others [syn: opportunism, self- interest, self-seeking, expedience] Merriam Webster's I. noun Date: circa 1586 ... seeking one's own welfare before that of others. Derivatives: self-seeker n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Self-seeking Self"- ...
self-serving definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: interested only in yourself [syn: self-serving, self- seeking] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1621 serving one's ... in disregard of the truth or the interests of others • self-servingly adverb Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. = SELF-SEEKING. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you describe someone as self-serving, you are critical of them because they are ...
Self-centered definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SELF-CEN'TERED, a. [self and center.] Centered in itself. The earth self-center'd and unmoved. Dryden. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005 ... about yourself and your own needs [syn: egoistic, egoistical, egocentric, self-centered, self-centred] [ant: altruistic, selfless] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: ...
self-governing definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: (of ... forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1778 having control or rule over oneself; specifically having self-government ; autonomous Collin's Cobuild Dictionary A self-governing region or organization is governed or run by its ... than by the people of another region or organization. ...a self-governing province... ADJ Moby Thesaurus absolute, aristocratic, autarchic, autarkic, authoritarian ... oligarchal, oligarchic, parliamentarian, parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, pluralistic, political, popular, republican, self-acting, self-active, self-adjusting, self-closing, self-contained, ...
self-indulgent definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: indulgent of your own appetites and desires; "a self- indulgent...way of looking at life"- Havelock Ellis Merriam Webster's adjective see self-indulgence Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. indulging or tending to indulge oneself in pleasure, idleness, etc. Derivatives: self-indulgence n. self-indulgently adv. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Self-indulgent Self`-in*dul"gent, a. Indulging one's ...
... estate. 4. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as a man of an independent mind. 5. Not ... the soul may exist independent of matter. 6. Free; easy; self-commanding; bold; unconstrained; as an independent air or manner. 7 ... forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign] 3: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically ... of them [syn: freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person] Merriam Webster's I. adjective Date: 1611 1 ... dependent: as a. (1) not subject to control by others ; self-governing (2) not affiliated with a larger controlling unit < an ... foll. by of) not depending on authority or control. b self-governing. 2 a not depending on another person for ...
... c) The Theological Virtues (2) The Duties (a) Duties toward Self (b) Duties in Relation to Others (c) Duties in Relation ... of Biblical ethics; treating first of the main moral ideas contained in the Old Testament, and enumerating, secondly, the general principles ... course a unity, but it is possible to view his self-consciousness in three different aspects, and to regard his personality ... evolution of man (Darwin, Spencer); or if we deny the self-determining power of human beings and assume that the freedom ... supplied a power by which man may become his true self, all that his natural life gives promise of and potentially ... defective. They do not sufficiently take account of the personal self-determinative element in all sin. It is a misfortune, ...
self-reliant definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: (of ... and constraint in e.g. action and judgment [syn: autonomous, self- directed, self-reliant] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1848 having confidence in ... one's own powers or judgment Webster's 1913 Dictionary Self-reliant Self`-re*li"ant, a. Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment. Collin' ...
self-collected definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: in ... the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: circa ...