autonomous
/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/
Governing itself independently; Of or relating to a territory that governs itself independently; Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules
- comparative
- more autonomous
- superlative
- most autonomous
Meanings
- 1
Governing itself independently
The private colleges and universities of the United States are autonomous.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
This is an autonomous machine.
Tatoeba · marcelostockle · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Of or relating to a territory that governs itself independently
- 3
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules
- 4
Sentient; self-awarerare
- 5
used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject) — Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agentrare