Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Needing no outside support: Describes something that can maintain itself or continue to function independently without requiring external assistance, resources, or input.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Scientific Context: Often used to describe systems, processes, or communities that operate independently.
• Economic/Business Context: Describes an entity that is financially independent.

Variants and Related Words

• Self-sustaining (adj): This is a more common variant with the same core meaning of maintaining itself.
• Self-sufficiency (n): The quality or state of being self-sufficient.

Synonyms

• Self-sufficient: Able to supply one's own needs.
• Independent: Not depending on another for authority or support.
• Autonomous: Having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.

Antonyms

• Dependent: Requiring someone or something for support.
• Reliant: Having dependence on something.

Notes on Meaning

• The term emphasizes internal capability and the absence of a need for external input to continue existing or operating. It often implies a system that has reached a stable state of independence.

Adjective

1. needing no outside support