English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From self- + supporting.
Adjective
[edit]self-supporting (comparative more self-supporting, superlative most self-supporting)
- Characterized by self-support.
- Synonym: self-supported
- 1963 August, “British Railways in 1962—The Annual Report”, in Modern Railways, pages 119–120:
- With a self-supporting body and without separate underframe, this design offers scope for improved sound insulation; […].
- 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
- Now that's really very kind and generous of you; very thoughtful indeed, Mr. Dixson. Yes, we have a variety of useful organisations in the parish, and most of them, as you tactfully suggest, are not by any means self-supporting.
Translations
[edit]supporting itself
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References
[edit]- “self-supporting”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
