"self-made" meaning in English

See self-made in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From self- + made. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|made}} self- + made Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} self-made (not comparable)
  1. (of a person) Having achieved success by one's own efforts, with little to no support from family members and others. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: self-structured, self-formed Translations (having achieved success by one's own efforts): itse uransa luonut (Finnish), oman onnensa seppä (Finnish), αυτοδημιούργητος (aftodimioúrgitos) (Greek), venuto dal niente (Italian), fatto da sé (Italian), zawdzięczający wszystko samemu sobie (Polish), обя́занный всем самому́ себе́ (objázannyj vsem samomú sebé) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-self-made-en-adj-GCfdcj9C Categories (other): English terms prefixed with self-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of "having achieved success by one's own efforts": 91 9
  2. (of a thing) Made by oneself instead of bought or taken over. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: homemade, homebrew Translations (made by oneself): zelfgemaakt (Dutch), omatekoinen (Finnish), itse tehty (Finnish), selbstgemacht (German), самоде́льный (samodélʹnyj) (Russian), casero (Spanish), hecho a mano (Spanish), hecho en casa (Spanish), саморо́бний (samoróbnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-self-made-en-adj-s8u0daT1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'made by oneself': 4 96
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