Self-sustaining (Adjective)
Meaning
Able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The village was a self-sustaining community that grew its own food and generated its own electricity.
- After years of struggling, the small business had finally become a self-sustaining entity, requiring no external funding.
- The research station in Antarctica was designed to be a self-sustaining facility, able to operate for months without resupply.
- The eco-village was a self-sustaining community that relied on solar power, rainwater collection, and organic farming.
- The goal of the development project was to create a self-sustaining economy in the rural area, one that would provide jobs and income for local residents.