Meanings
adjectiveself-built (not comparable)
- not comparableBuilt by oneself, whether from scratch, from commercially available components, or a combination thereof.
a self-built car
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Near-synonyms: self-assembled, self-assembly; do-it-yourself, DIY
Synonyms: self-assembled, self-assembly, do-it-yourself, DIY
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBuilt by oneself, whether from scratch, from commercially available components, or a combination thereof.
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishbuilt
- Englishself-built
Translations
German selbstgebaut
- selbstgebautbuilt by oneself
Italian autocostruito
- autocostruitobuilt by oneself
Cite this entry
APA
self-built. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-built
MLA
“self-built.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-built. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-built,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-built.
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