self-sufficiencyn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃnsi/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənsi/

Forms: see self- prefix and sufficiency n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, sufficiency n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + sufficiency n., after self-sufficient adj. Compare later self-sufficience n.In sense 1a originally translating Middle French suffisance suffisance n., itself translating ancient Greek αὐτάρκεια autarky n.

a. The state or condition of not needing or relying on external assistance, support, or aid.In early use frequently identified as an attribute of God.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > self-sufficiency

self-sufficiency1598

self-sufficience1623

sufficiency1635

self-fullness1668

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > self-sufficiency

sufficiencec1384

suffisancea1450

self-sufficiency1598

autarky1617

self-dependencea1620

self-sufficience1623

self-subsistencea1631

self-support1632

self-fullness1668

self-reliance1668

self-dependency1749

self-sustainment1779

self-sustenance1786

self-sufficingness1811

substantiveness1821

self-sustentationa1832

self-containment1841

self-sufficientness1846

self-containing1850

self-supportedness1862

rugged individualism1898

1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques i. ii. 12 That for which cause other things are done, & which is the end, is good; now selfe-sufficiencie [Fr. suffisance; Gk. αὐτάρκεια] is the end, & therfore exceeding good.

1623 R. Carpenter Conscionable Christian 59 A good..conscience is a..principall part of Gods Image in man, whereby he doth most resemble the selfe-sufficiency of God.

a1670 G. Rust Disc. Truth (1682) 185 Then will God be determined in his actions from something without himself, which is to take away his independency and self-sufficiency.

1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. iii. 157 The excellent perfections of the Divinity, especially those of His self-sufficiency and independency.

a1760 G. Fothergill Serm. Several Subj. & Occasions (1761) ii. 42 We are led to ascribe to our imaginary Deity such Degrees of Perfection and Self-Sufficiency as Experience will by no Means justify Us in.

1823 Churchman's Mag. July 217/1 Can we address him, as omnipotent, without suppressing every idea of our own self-sufficiency?

1919 J. Galsworthy Saint's Progress ix. 183 In his dreamy nature there was a curious self-sufficiency, which only violent shocks disturbed.

1995 S. Stern-Gillet Aristotle's Philos. of Friendship vi. 123 Most ancient philosophers, from Plato to the Stoics, praised self-sufficiency.

2013 Kindred Spirit Mar. 96/1 Preserve your self-sufficiency. Living in each other's pockets could be problematic long term.

b. spec. Of a country, community, etc.: the state or condition of not requiring goods or commodities from elsewhere; financial or economic independence.

ΚΠ

1847 F. W. Newman Hist. Hebrew Monarchy 22 The land of Israel, for so very small a tract, possessed an unusual self-sufficiency for all physical well-being.

1897 J. Morley Machiavelli 26 Self-sufficiency, military strength, force, flexibility, address.

1932 World Agric. (Royal Inst. Internat. Affairs Study Group) viii. 133 A measure of self-sufficiency in food is regarded as one of the primary elements in natural defence.

1973 J. Seymour & S. Seymour Self-sufficiency i. 9 What I am interested in is post-industrial self-sufficiency: that of the person who has gone through the big-city-industrial way of life..and wants to go on to something better.

1974 News & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) 7 Apr. a12/2 They argue that the 1985 target date for self-sufficiency is unrealistic, and that..some oil and gas still must be imported.

2002 O. Figes Natasha's Dance (2003) ii. iii. 96 It showed..[the exiles] how to live truly by the principles of communality and self-sufficiency.

†2. The state or condition of having excessive confidence in oneself or one's abilities; arrogance; presumptuousness. Also occasionally: an instance of this. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > excessive self-confidence > [noun]

overtrust?c1225

self-witc1425

self-trust1526

self-wisdom1571

self-assurance1595

confidence1599

self-confidence1604

self-security1606

self-sufficiencya1617

sufficiency1638

self-wittedness1647

self-trusting1658

self-poise1774

suffisance1781

cock-surety1819

disinvolturac1847

cocksureness1878

cocksureism1889

a1617 P. Baynes Christian Lett. (1620) sig. C4 There is in you such a secret Selfe-sufficiencie..that your spirite awakeneth not with such pouerty in it, which maketh you look vp to God.

1631 J. Ball Treat. Faith 210 My heart is much poysoned with selfe-sufficiencie.

a1704 T. Brown Declam. Praise Poverty (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1730) I. 89 Such a self-sufficiency, such an overweaning conceit.

1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. ii. v. 170 An Eagerness and Zeal for Dispute, on every Subject, and with every one, shews great Self-Sufficiency.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. II. 211 Astonished even with all his self-sufficiency at the triumphant success of his enterprize.

1885 Manch. Examiner 21 Jan. 5/2 We threw him off, and acted..with arrogant inconsiderateness and self-sufficiency.

1928 C. S. Churchill Let. 12 Nov. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) xiii. 331 I must..ask you what you think of Coolidge's Armistice Speech. Its coldness, smugness, self-sufficiency, boastfulness, Pharisaicalness & cant make me boil & freeze alternately.

†3. A supply of a commodity that is adequate for a country's own needs. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only in the works of T. Fuller.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > for oneself or himself

his enough1597

self-sufficiency1642

1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. xvi. 194 Let it [sc. a plantation] have a Self-sufficiency, or some Staple commoditie to ballance traffique with other countreys.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. iv. 10 Commodities..whereof that Countrey had not onely a self sufficiency, but also sent plenty thereof to Tyre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-sufficiency
释义	self-sufficiencyn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃnsi/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənsi/ Forms: see self- prefix and sufficiency n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, sufficiency n. Etymology: < self- prefix + sufficiency n., after self-sufficient adj. Compare later self-sufficience n.In sense 1a originally translating Middle French suffisance suffisance n., itself translating ancient Greek αὐτάρκεια autarky n. 1. a. The state or condition of not needing or relying on external assistance, support, or aid.In early use frequently identified as an attribute of God. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > self-sufficiency self-sufficiency1598 self-sufficience1623 sufficiency1635 self-fullness1668 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > self-sufficiency sufficiencec1384 suffisancea1450 self-sufficiency1598 autarky1617 self-dependencea1620 self-sufficience1623 self-subsistencea1631 self-support1632 self-fullness1668 self-reliance1668 self-dependency1749 self-sustainment1779 self-sustenance1786 self-sufficingness1811 substantiveness1821 self-sustentationa1832 self-containment1841 self-sufficientness1846 self-containing1850 self-supportedness1862 rugged individualism1898 1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques i. ii. 12 That for which cause other things are done, & which is the end, is good; now selfe-sufficiencie [Fr. suffisance; Gk. αὐτάρκεια] is the end, & therfore exceeding good. 1623 R. Carpenter Conscionable Christian 59 A good..conscience is a..principall part of Gods Image in man, whereby he doth most resemble the selfe-sufficiency of God. a1670 G. Rust Disc. Truth (1682) 185 Then will God be determined in his actions from something without himself, which is to take away his independency and self-sufficiency. 1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. iii. 157 The excellent perfections of the Divinity, especially those of His self-sufficiency and independency. a1760 G. Fothergill Serm. Several Subj. & Occasions (1761) ii. 42 We are led to ascribe to our imaginary Deity such Degrees of Perfection and Self-Sufficiency as Experience will by no Means justify Us in. 1823 Churchman's Mag. July 217/1 Can we address him, as omnipotent, without suppressing every idea of our own self-sufficiency? 1919 J. Galsworthy Saint's Progress ix. 183 In his dreamy nature there was a curious self-sufficiency, which only violent shocks disturbed. 1995 S. Stern-Gillet Aristotle's Philos. of Friendship vi. 123 Most ancient philosophers, from Plato to the Stoics, praised self-sufficiency. 2013 Kindred Spirit Mar. 96/1 Preserve your self-sufficiency. Living in each other's pockets could be problematic long term. b. spec. Of a country, community, etc.: the state or condition of not requiring goods or commodities from elsewhere; financial or economic independence. ΚΠ 1847 F. W. Newman Hist. Hebrew Monarchy 22 The land of Israel, for so very small a tract, possessed an unusual self-sufficiency for all physical well-being. 1897 J. Morley Machiavelli 26 Self-sufficiency, military strength, force, flexibility, address. 1932 World Agric. (Royal Inst. Internat. Affairs Study Group) viii. 133 A measure of self-sufficiency in food is regarded as one of the primary elements in natural defence. 1973 J. Seymour & S. Seymour Self-sufficiency i. 9 What I am interested in is post-industrial self-sufficiency: that of the person who has gone through the big-city-industrial way of life..and wants to go on to something better. 1974 News & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) 7 Apr. a12/2 They argue that the 1985 target date for self-sufficiency is unrealistic, and that..some oil and gas still must be imported. 2002 O. Figes Natasha's Dance (2003) ii. iii. 96 It showed..[the exiles] how to live truly by the principles of communality and self-sufficiency. †2. The state or condition of having excessive confidence in oneself or one's abilities; arrogance; presumptuousness. Also occasionally: an instance of this. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > excessive self-confidence > [noun] overtrust?c1225 self-witc1425 self-trust1526 self-wisdom1571 self-assurance1595 confidence1599 self-confidence1604 self-security1606 self-sufficiencya1617 sufficiency1638 self-wittedness1647 self-trusting1658 self-poise1774 suffisance1781 cock-surety1819 disinvolturac1847 cocksureness1878 cocksureism1889 a1617 P. Baynes Christian Lett. (1620) sig. C4 There is in you such a secret Selfe-sufficiencie..that your spirite awakeneth not with such pouerty in it, which maketh you look vp to God. 1631 J. Ball Treat. Faith 210 My heart is much poysoned with selfe-sufficiencie. a1704 T. Brown Declam. Praise Poverty (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1730) I. 89 Such a self-sufficiency, such an overweaning conceit. 1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. ii. v. 170 An Eagerness and Zeal for Dispute, on every Subject, and with every one, shews great Self-Sufficiency. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. II. 211 Astonished even with all his self-sufficiency at the triumphant success of his enterprize. 1885 Manch. Examiner 21 Jan. 5/2 We threw him off, and acted..with arrogant inconsiderateness and self-sufficiency. 1928 C. S. Churchill Let. 12 Nov. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) xiii. 331 I must..ask you what you think of Coolidge's Armistice Speech. Its coldness, smugness, self-sufficiency, boastfulness, Pharisaicalness & cant make me boil & freeze alternately. †3. A supply of a commodity that is adequate for a country's own needs. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only in the works of T. Fuller. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > for oneself or himself his enough1597 self-sufficiency1642 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. xvi. 194 Let it [sc. a plantation] have a Self-sufficiency, or some Staple commoditie to ballance traffique with other countreys. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. iv. 10 Commodities..whereof that Countrey had not onely a self sufficiency, but also sent plenty thereof to Tyre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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