self-starting

adjective

That starts by itself.

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

adjectiveself-starting (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat starts by itself.
  2. not comparableEnergetic and resourceful.

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. Englishstarting
  9. Englishself-starting

From self- + starting.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 自動啟動的 /自动启动的, 精力充沛的
  • 自動啟動的 /自动启动的 (zìdòng qǐdòng de)that starts by itself
  • 精力充沛的 (jīnglì chōngpèi de)energetic and resourceful
  • 積極進取的 /积极进取的 (jījí jìnqǔ de)energetic and resourceful
Finnish itsestään käynnistyvä, oma-aloitteinen
  • itsestään käynnistyväthat starts by itself
  • oma-aloitteinenenergetic and resourceful
Polish samoczynny, automatyczny
  • samoczynnythat starts by itself
  • automatycznythat starts by itself
  • przedsiębiorczyenergetic and resourceful
  • obrotnyenergetic and resourceful
  • zaradnyenergetic and resourceful
  • pomysłowyenergetic and resourceful
Cite this entry
APA

self-starting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-starting

MLA

“self-starting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-starting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-starting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-starting.

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