self-sufficiency
21Sufficiency — may refer to: * Logical sufficiency; see necessary and sufficient conditions * sufficiency (statistics), sufficiency in statistical inference;See also * Self sufficiency * Eco sufficiency …
22self-suf|fic|ing|ness — «SEHLF suh FY sihng nihs», noun. = self sufficiency. (Cf. ↑self sufficiency) …
23self-sufficient — self sufficiency, n. self sufficiently, adv. /self seuh fish euhnt, self /, adj. 1. able to supply one s own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self sufficient. 2. having extreme confidence in one s… …
24self-sufficient — [self′səfīs′iŋself′sə fish′ənt] adj. having the necessary resources to get along without help; independent: also self sufficing [self′səfīs′iŋ] self sufficiency n …
25Self-Reliance — redirects here. For the related concept of economic self reliance, see Self sufficiency. Self Reliance is an essay written by American Transcendentalist philosopher and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was first published in his 1841 collection …
26self-sufficient — self suf ficient adj able to provide all the things you need without help from other people ▪ a self sufficient farm self sufficient in ▪ Australia is 65% self sufficient in oil. >self sufficiency n [U] …
27self-sufficient — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to satisfy one s basic needs without outside help, especially with regard to the production of food. 2) emotionally and intellectually independent. DERIVATIVES self sufficiency noun …
28self-direction — noun personal independence • Syn: ↑autonomy, ↑self reliance, ↑self sufficiency • Derivationally related forms: ↑self sufficient (for: ↑self sufficiency), ↑self reliant …
29sufficiency — [[t]səfɪ̱ʃ(ə)nsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also a N, oft N of n Sufficiency of something is enough of that thing to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need. [FORMAL] → See also self sufficiency When foods from different plant sources are eaten together,… …
30Self-determination — This article is about self determination in international law. For other uses, see Self determination (disambiguation). Self determination is the principle in international law that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and… …
