ALL meanings of self-contained
self-con·tained
S s - adjective self-contained independent, separate and complete 1
- adjective self-contained person: unsociable 1
- adjective self-contained sth: operating without outside support 1
- adjective self-contained containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent. 1
- adjective self-contained reserved or uncommunicative. 1
- adjective self-contained self-controlled or self-possessed. 1
- adjective self-contained (of a machine or mechanism) complete in itself. 1
- adjective self-contained You can describe someone or something as self-contained when they are complete and separate and do not need help or resources from outside. 0
- adjective self-contained 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. 0
- adjective self-contained containing within itself all parts necessary for completeness 0
- adjective self-contained (of a flat) having its own kitchen, bathroom, and lavatory not shared by others and usually having its own entrance 0
- adjective self-contained able or tending to keep one's feelings, thoughts, etc, to oneself; reserved 0
- adjective self-contained able to control one's feelings or emotions in the presence of others 0
- adjective self-contained keeping one's affairs to oneself; reserved 0
- adjective self-contained showing self-command or self-control 0
- adjective self-contained having all working parts, complete with motive power, in an enclosed unit 0
- adjective self-contained having within oneself or itself all that is necessary; self-sufficient, as a community 0