self-reliance
self-reliance noun: the capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence.
Noun
self-reliance (uncountable)
- The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence.
- Loss of self-reliance leads to loss of self-confidence.
- The present sorrow always exceeds its predecessors—not so the present joy; comparison exaggerates the one, while it diminishes the other; and people talk of their youth as if it had not been a period of feverish sensitiveness, awkward embarrassments, many heart-burnings, and an utter want of that...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 207
- Synonyms:
- self-sufficiency
self-reliance meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada
self-reliance in Hindi
- independence
- आत्मनिर्भरता ātmanirbhartā, स्वावलंब svāvlamb
self-reliance in Tamil
- independence
- தற்சார்பு taṟcārpu
self-reliance in Kannada
- ತನ್ನಂಬಿಕೆ, ತನ್ನೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ
Synonyms of self-reliance
Origin of self-reliance
From self- + reliance.
Questions about self-reliance
- What does self-reliance mean?
- Self-reliance means the capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence.
- What is self-reliance in Hindi?
- Self-reliance in Hindi is आत्मनिर्भरता (ātmanirbhartā), स्वावलंब (svāvlamb). See Self-reliance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is self-reliance?
- Self-reliance is a noun.
Words near self-reliance in the dictionary
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