# self-sustaining

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
2. Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
3. Opposing or rejecting exterior influence; independent.

## Etymology
From self- + sustaining.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/self-sustaining