Word a Day
autonomous
What does autonomous mean?
autonomous (adjective): governing itself independently.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use autonomous in a sentence?
- This robot is entirely autonomous. (Tatoeba sentence #10185603 by Amastan, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce autonomous?
/ɔˈtɑnəməs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does autonomous come from?
From autonomy + -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of autonomous?
Words related to autonomous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “autonomous”?
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What does “autonomous” mean?
governing itself independently
Right! That's what “autonomous” means.
of great significance or value
Not quite: that's what important means.
important in effect or meaning
Not quite: that's what significant means.
arousing or provoking laughter
Not quite: that's what comic means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “autonomous”?
educational
Not quite: educational means something else.
independent
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appropriate
Not quite: appropriate means something else.
significant
Not quite: significant means something else.
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