self-dependence

noun

self-de·​pen·​dence ˌself-di-ˈpen-dən(t)s 

: dependence on one's own resources or efforts : self-reliance

" … If you won't help me, I'll manage without help." "Do; there is nothing like self-reliance, self-dependence."

—Charlotte Brontë

In 1861 he encouraged the self-dependence of the working class by establishing the Post Office Savings Bank …

—J. R. Edwards

Synonyms

• independence
• self-reliance
• self-subsistence
• self-sufficiency
• self-support

Examples of self-dependence in a Sentence

encouraged her children to develop self-dependence at a relatively early age

a level of self-dependence rarely seen in teens

Recent Examples on the Web

As Locke put it in his essay, this was a period of renewal, of self-respect, and of self-dependence among Black people. —Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1620, in the meaning defined above