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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.
Joseph Heller

Meaning of "self-made" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-MADE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-MADE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Made is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-MADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Self-made

Self-made or Self Made or Selfmade may refer to: ▪ Selfmade Records, a German hip hop label ▪ Self Made, an album by Rocko ▪ "Self-Made", an episode of Law & Order: Criminal IntentSelf Made Vol. 1, a collaboration studio album from Maybach Music Group...

Definition of self-made in the English dictionary

The definition of self-made in the dictionary is having achieved wealth, status, etc, by one's own efforts. Other definition of self-made is made by oneself.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-MADE

self-levelling feet
self-levelling foot
self-liquidating
self-loader
self-loading
self-loathing
self-locking
self-love
self-lubricating
self-lubrication
self-maintenance
self-mastery
self-mockery
self-mocking
self-mockingly
self-motivated
self-murder
self-mutilation
self-neglect
self-obsessed

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-MADE

chamade
custom-made
get it made
handmade
home-made
judge-made
machine-made
made
man-made
pomade
precision-made
premade
ready-made
remade
tailor-made
Teasmade
unmade
well-made

Synonyms and antonyms of self-made in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «self-made» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-MADE

Find out the translation of self-made to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-made from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-made» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hecho a sí mismo
570 millions of speakers

English

self-made
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वयं बनाया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عصامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самодельные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

self-made
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিজের তৈরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

self-made
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

buatan sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

selbst gemacht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分で作った
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자체 제작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhewe-dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự làm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची मेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendi emeğiyle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fatto da sé
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

self-made
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

саморобні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

self-made
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοδημιούργητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- gemaak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

self-made
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

self-made
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-made

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-MADE»

The term «self-made» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.985 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-MADE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «self-made» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «self-made» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-made

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10 QUOTES WITH «SELF-MADE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-made.
1
Russell Baker
Gerald Boyd was a classic specimen of the self-made man. Born poor, he worked and studied his way up out of poverty under the guidance of his widowed grandmother.
2
Glenn Beck
When did it something of shame or ridicule to be a self-made man in America?
3
William Cowper
A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
4
Jacob Dalton
I watch a TV show called 'Shark Tank.' It's one of my favorite TV shows. It's basically self-made millionaires who have either come up with their own business or clothing... I came up with the idea of designing clothes.
5
Michael Eric Dyson
I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if that's the case, you ain't self-made.
6
Tamara Ecclestone
My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.
7
Arthur Erickson
God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit.
8
Learned Hand
A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.
9
Joseph Heller
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.
10
Paul Henderson
I always thought Christians were the weak people. When you can't make it in life then you have to ask God. I really prided myself on being a self-made man.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-MADE»

Discover the use of self-made in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-made and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
A journalist’s provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a man Norah Vincent became an instant media sensation with the publication of Self-Made Man, her take on just how hard it is to be a man, even ...
Norah Vincent, 2006
2
Self Made Me: Why Being Self-Employed beats Everyday Employment
Self-Made Me shows you the tricks, the techniques, the must-dos, the never-dos, the secrets and the pitfalls of becoming a self-made you.
Geoff Burch, 2012
3
Self-Made in America: Plain Talk for Plain People about the ...
Offers an inspirational guide to business success, discussing motivation, setting goals, enlightened management techniques, and the importance of creativity, ingenuity, and common sense
John McCormack, 1992
4
How I Made My First Million: 26 Self-Made Millionaires ...
Learn how the founders of enormously profitable enterprises like Just Cuts, Aussie Home Loans, Model Co, Elite Introductions, Fat Prophets, Eco Store and fastflowers.com, took a great idea and turned it into a highly lucrative business.
Nick Gardner, 2011
5
Equiano, the African: Biography of a Self-made Man
Tells the story of the former slave who was the English-speaking world's most renowned person of African descent in the 1700s and is considered the founding father of both the African and the African American literary traditions.
Vincent Carretta, 2005
6
Business Brilliant: Surprising Lessons from the Greatest ...
The book illustrates how these self-made millionaires choose their careers, negotiate to win, and leverage social networks to accumulate their wealth.
Lewis Schiff, 2013
7
Al Capone: The Biography of a Self-Made Man
This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
Fred D. Pasley, 2013
8
The self-made tapestry: pattern formation in nature
The forks of lightning mirror the branches of a river or a tree. l This book explains why these are no coincidences.
Philip Ball, 2001
9
A Self Made of Words: Crafting a Distinctive Persona in ...
In this wise and ingenious little guide, noted essayist Carl Klaus shows you how to adapt your self to the needs of such varied nonfiction, by varying his own persona to illustrate the distinctive effect produced by each aspect and element ...
Carl H. Klaus, 2013
10
Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-made Man
In the end, Nixon Agonistes reaches far beyond its assessment of the thirty-seventh president to become an incisive and provocative analysis of the American political machine.
Garry Wills, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-MADE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-made is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 richest self-made billionaires on the planet
Six of the world's top 10 self-made billionaires are American, according to private wealth consultancy Wealth-X. Their complete list of the top 25 self-made ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
2
13 brilliant ideas that turned these people into self-made billionaires
... startups fail. But the ones that make it all have one thing in common: a brilliant idea. Like the ones these self-made billionaires used to start their companies. «Business Insider, Jun 15»
3
7 Traits That Separate Self-Made Millionaires From Everyone Else
Even more impressively, a survey conducted by BMO Private Bank in 2013 showed that 67% of high-net-worth Americans are self-made millionaires. Rather ... «Motley Fool, Jun 15»
4
Top 10 Traits Of Self-Made Women: How Many Do You Have?
Oprah Winfrey is a self-made woman. So is Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx. They didn't grow up with money or the finer things in life, they weren't offered ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
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Self-Made Billionaires Prove Piketty Wrong About Wealth
Many of us are aware that 400 billionaires appear on Forbes' list of the wealthiest Americans, but if you had to guess what percentage of them is self-made, what ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
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Forbes names America's richest self-made women
A Stanford dropout tops a new list from Forbes of the 50 richest self-made women in America. Elizabeth Holmes left the university to launch blood testing firm ... «SFGate, Jun 15»
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5 Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires
When I finished my five-year study on the habits of 233 self-made millionaires, I made a breakthrough discovery. Nearly every one of the millionaires attributed ... «Money, Jun 15»
8
Forbes Names Jessica Alba One Of America's Richest Self-Made
With a billion-dollar company on her resume and a $200 million fortune to her name, Jessica Alba has landed on Forbes' list of America's Richest Self-Made ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Living The Dream: The Most Successful, Self-Made Women In The …
Forbes has compiled its first ever list of the nation's top 50 most successful, self-made women as measured by their net worths. The exclusive freshman class ... «Forbes, May 15»
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Young And Rich: These Self-Made Women Are Just Getting Started
She's among nine of America's 50 richest self-made women to become multimillionaires – or billionaires – before the age 50. These entrepreneurs and ... «Forbes, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Self-Made [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/self-made>. May 2024 ».
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