AUTONOMOUS

autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant

(adjective) (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

autonomous

(adjective) existing as an independent entity; “the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies”

autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign

(adjective) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; “an autonomous judiciary”; “a sovereign state”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

autonomous (comparative more autonomous, superlative most autonomous)

Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.

(Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).

Synonyms

• (governing independently): sovereign, self-governing

• (acting on ones own behalf): selfstanding, self-directed

Antonyms

• heteronomous

Source: Wiktionary

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Au*ton"o*mous, a. Etym: [Gr.

1. Independent in government; having the right or power of self- government.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Having independent existence or laws.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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