Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-built

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: self--built
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Built by oneself, whether from scratch, from commercially available components, or a combination thereof.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: self-assembled, self-assembly; do-it-yourself, DIY"
"a self-built car"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English built English self-built From self- + built.

Synonyms

self-assembled self-assembly do-it-yourself DIY

Questions

What does self-built mean?: Built by oneself, whether from scratch, from commercially available components, or a combination thereof.
Where does self-built come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English built English self-built From self- + built.

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