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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : self-ri-lahy-uh ns, self- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf rɪˈlaɪ əns, ˌsɛlf- |
Definition of self-reliance
Origin :- 1883, from self- + reliance. First recorded in J.S. Mill.
- noun independence
- Yes--I was returned a man, with the pride and the self-reliance and the heart of a man.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- My niece trusts thee, but she is but a girl, with all her self-reliance.
- Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
- It was there I learned the virtue of self-reliance,—the only real independence.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- He was sunburnt; but his countenance was noble and manly, and marked with self-reliance.
- Extract from : « Winning His Way » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- She wants the great tonic cure of self-reliance and self-responsibility.
- Extract from : « Home Rule » by Harold Spender
- Self-reliance is ours and we must first use it for our own betterment.
- Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
- Self-reliance had been learnt in the hard school of adversity.
- Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore
- Give a youth wealth, and you only too often destroy all self-reliance which he may possess.
- Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
- It was here they were given their first lessons in courage and self-reliance.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
Synonyms for self-reliance
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