SELF-CONTAINED


Meaning of SELF-CONTAINED in English

1.

You can describe someone or something as self-contained when they are complete and separate and do not need help or resources from outside.

He seems completely self-contained and he doesn’t miss you when you’re not there...

...self-contained economic blocs.

ADJ

2.

Self-contained accommodation such as a flat has all its own facilities, so that a person living there does not have to share rooms such as a kitchen or bathroom with other people.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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