self-re·li·ant

[self-ri-lahy-uhnt, self-]
adjective
relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.

Origin:
1840–50

self-re·li·ant·ly, adverb


independent, assured, enterprising, resolute, capable.
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self-reliance
 
n
reliance on one's own abilities, decisions, etc
 
self-re'liant
 
adj
 
self-re'liantly
 
adv

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Self-improvement can be attained simply by becoming a little more
  self-sufficient and self-reliant.
Sustainability and security demand that cities become more self-reliant.
The aim is to help students become self-reliant learners.
They are self-reliant, with all of the wealth and health that entails.
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