self-subsistent

adjective

self-sub·​sis·​tent ˌself-səb-ˈsi-stənt 

: subsisting independently of anything external to itself

self-subsistence

ˌself-səb-ˈsi-stən(t)s 

noun

Synonyms

• independent
• self-dependent
• self-reliant
• self-subsisting
• self-sufficient
• self-supported
• self-supporting
• self-sustained
• self-sustaining

Examples of self-subsistent in a Sentence

that country was agronomically self-subsistent before industrialization

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above