autarkic
/ɔːˈtɑːkɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
Example Sentences
- "The countryside, in short, was becoming more archaic and more autarkic."
- "Fascists had no particular economic doctrine aside from preparing for war. They wanted to build autarkic economies that could withstand blockade and did not rely on foreign trade except for bilateral deals with weaker countries."
Etymology
Etymology tree English autarky Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English autarkic From autarky + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɔːˈtɑːkɪk/
Inflected Forms
more autarkic (comparative)
most autarkic (superlative)