self-defined

adjective

Based on one's personal definition; self-described.

Meanings

adjectiveself-defined (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBased on one's personal definition; self-described.

    He is a self-defined “classical liberal” who values individual liberty and small government.

    2018 September 18, Rebecca Lewis, “Alternative Influence: Broadcasting the Reactionary Right on YouTube”, in Data & Society, archived from the original on 25 May 2022

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

self-defined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-defined

MLA

“self-defined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-defined. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-defined,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-defined.

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