Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-supporting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
self---sup-port-ing
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by self-support.

Example Sentences

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 supporting English self-supporting From self- + supporting.

Inflected Forms

more self-supporting (comparative) most self-supporting (superlative)

Synonyms

self-supported

Questions

What does self-supporting mean?
Characterized by self-support.
Where does self-supporting 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 supporting English self-supporting From self- + supporting.

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