HyperDic: self-sufficiency

English > 1 sense of the word *self-sufficiency*:
NOUN	state	self-sufficiency, autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance	personal independence

self-sufficiency > pronunciation
Sounds	seh'lfsahfih'shahnsiy
Rhymes	absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...

English > *self-sufficiency*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	personal independence.
Synonyms	autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance
Broader	independence, independency	freedom from control or influence of another or others
Spanish	autodirección, autonomía, autoresponsabilidad, autosuficiencia, independencia
Catalan	autoabastiment, autonomia, autosuficiència, independència
Adjectives	self-sufficient	able to provide for your own needs without help from others