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self-reliance Definition

self·-reliance (-ri līəns)

noun

reliance on one's own judgment, abilities, etc.

self-reliance Related Forms
self·-reliant adjective
self-reliance Synonyms

self-reliance

n.

self-trust, self-confidence, independence; see confidence 2.

self-reliance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • promote: Graham Wood is Head of Policy at Ockenden International, the charity promoting self-reliance for displaced peoples.
  • encourage: And it argued for the need for people to live in small communities to encourage greater self-reliance.
  • achieve: So we become less socially dependent on other people and achieve more self-reliance: our individual identity is strengthened.
  • develop: Expeditions Section The expedition part of the scheme aims to develop self-reliance.
  • increase: It is often associated with offering guidance, encouraging self- reflection and increasing self-reliance.
  • learn: The Team would learn first hand about new cultures and environments; adapting to new surroundings while learning self-reliance and inter-dependency.

Preposition: as

  • goal: Self-reliance as a goal involves a number of contradictions.

Adjective modifier

  • increased: Some countries are big enough to aim for increased self-reliance within their own borders.
  • economic: The Local Economy More economic self-reliance will help to protect communities from the fluctuating fortunes of the global markets.
  • great: They all make it clear that localisation is about greater self-reliance.
  • local: Nearly all the writers advocate reversal of the trend to 'globalisation ' ; a return to local self-reliance, with minimal long-distance trade.
  • more: In short a move from more market reliance to more self-reliance.
  • financial: With regard to financial self-reliance and full financial self-sufficiency, the Bank has made great progress in recent years.

Modifies a noun

  • skill: These skills are collectively described in several ways including transferable skills, self-reliance skills and key skills.

Noun used with modifier

  • community: In fact, disability programs seem to thrive best when resources are minimal, and community self-reliance is optimal.
  • food: And developing nations that emphasize greater food self-reliance can retain precious foreign exchange and avoid the instability of international markets.

Preposition: for

  • refugee: The aim of Ockenden is to promote self-reliance for refugees and displaced people.