She is intelligent and self-reliant, speaking her mind and not suffering fools gladly.
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self-reliant — also self reliant, 1848, from SELF (Cf. self) + RELIANT (Cf. reliant) … Etymology dictionary
Self-reliant — Self re*li ant, a. Reliant upon one s self; trusting to one s own powers or judgment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-reliant — [adj] independent autonomous, on one’s own, self contained, self governing, self sufficient, self supporting, self sustaining, unaided, unallied; concept 554 … New thesaurus
self-reliant — self re liant adj able to do or decide things by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people ▪ Our aim is to teach our son to become an independent, self reliant adult. >self reliance n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-reliant — self reliance ► NOUN ▪ reliance on one s own powers and resources rather than those of others. DERIVATIVES self reliant adjective … English terms dictionary
self-reliant — index autonomous (independent), independent, spartan Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-reliant — adjective (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑autonomous, ↑self directed • Similar to: ↑independent • Derivationally related forms: ↑self reliance, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
self-reliant — adjective able to decide what to do by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people: Hong Kong must prepare to be more self reliant for growth in the 1990s. self reliance noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-reliant — self reliantly, adv. /self ri luy euhnt, self /, adj. relying on oneself or on one s own powers, resources, etc. [1840 50] Syn. independent, assured, enterprising, resolute, capable. * * * … Universalium
self-reliant — self re liant adjective able to do things for yourself and not depend on other people ╾ ,self re liance noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
