[self-suh-fish-uh
nt, self-] 
| 1. | able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient. |
| 2. | having extreme confidence in one's own resources, powers, etc.: He was self-sufficient, and always reminded you of it. |
[self-suh-fahy-sing] .| self-sufficing | |
adjective | |
| able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: self-sufficient] |