self-disciplined

adjective

Having self-discipline; in control of oneself and one's actions.

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self-restrainingnonindulgentstrict
OriginEnglish disciplined ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

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

comparative more self-disciplined · superlative most self-disciplined

  1. Having self-discipline; in control of oneself and one's actions.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveused of nonindulgent persons

Similar
self-restrainingnonindulgentstrict

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishdisciplined
  9. Englishself-disciplined

From self- + disciplined.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐγκρατής
  • ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs)having self-discipline
Māori urupū whaiaro, urupū
  • urupū whaiarohaving self-discipline
  • urupūhaving self-discipline
Norwegian Bokmål selvdisiplinert
  • selvdisiplinerthaving self-discipline
Swedish självdisciplinerad
  • självdisciplineradhaving self-discipline
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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