self-reliance
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.əns/us/ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.əns/C2
thequalityof notneedinghelporsupportfrom otherpeople:
From earlyboyhoodhelearnedthelessonofsturdyself-reliance.
Theyplacea highvalueon self-reliance andruggedindividualism.
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self-reliant
- Youwanttoencourageasenseofindependence, self-reliance, andresponsibility.
- Theprojectaimstopromoteself-reliance amongdisadvantagedfamilies.
- Thecoursesaredesignedtodevelopself-reliance,teamwork, andconfidence.
Unaided and working alone
- fair
- fend foryourself
- go it aloneidiom
- independent
- independently
- self-help
- self-reliant
- self-taught
- single-handed
- single-handedly
- stand
- stand onyourown (two) feetidiom
- stand-alone
- throwsomeoneback ontheirown resourcesidiom
- unassisted
- underyourown steamidiom
- unforced
- unsupported
- withyourown fair hand(s)idiom
- yourself