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Antonyms for self-reliance


Grammar : Noun
Spell : self-ri-lahy-uh ns, self-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf rɪˈlaɪ əns, ˌsɛlf-



Definition of self-reliance

Origin :
  • 1883, from self- + reliance. First recorded in J.S. Mill.
  • noun independence
Example sentences :
  • Yes--I was returned a man, with the pride and the self-reliance and the heart of a man.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • My niece trusts thee, but she is but a girl, with all her self-reliance.
  • Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • It was there I learned the virtue of self-reliance,—the only real independence.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • He was sunburnt; but his countenance was noble and manly, and marked with self-reliance.
  • Extract from : « Winning His Way » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • She wants the great tonic cure of self-reliance and self-responsibility.
  • Extract from : « Home Rule » by Harold Spender
  • Self-reliance is ours and we must first use it for our own betterment.
  • Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
  • Self-reliance had been learnt in the hard school of adversity.
  • Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore
  • Give a youth wealth, and you only too often destroy all self-reliance which he may possess.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • It was here they were given their first lessons in courage and self-reliance.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

Synonyms for self-reliance

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