self-controlled

adjective

Possessing self-control; having control or mastery of one's own emotions, impulses, or desires.

OriginEnglish controlled ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

adjectiveself-controlled (comparative more self-controlled, superlative most self-controlled)

comparative more self-controlled · superlative most self-controlled

  1. Possessing self-control; having control or mastery of one's own emotions, impulses, or desires.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of self-control

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishcontrolled
  9. Englishself-controlled

From self- + controlled.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐγκρατής
  • ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs)possessing self-control
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APA

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MLA

“self-controlled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-controlled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-controlled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-controlled.

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