Autonomous Meaning and Definition


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Autonomous meaning

Word: Autonomous

How to pronounce: ɔːˈtɔnəməs

Adjective

Definitions:

1. (of a country or region) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.

Example sentences: "The federation included sixteen autonomous republics"

2. (in Kantian moral philosophy) acting in accordance with one's moral duty rather than one's desires.

Example sentences: "If there is any scope for the will, Vernant notes, it is certainly not autonomous will in the Kantian sense, but a will bound by fear of divine powers, if not actually coerced by them."


Synonyms:

independent

separate

autonomic

sovereign

stand alone

freestanding


Antonyms:

dependent


Derivations:

autonomy

autonomist

autonomously


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Autonomous in Other Languages...

Spanish: Autónoma

German: Autonom

French: Autonome

Italian: Autonomo

Turkish: özerk


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