self-contained meaning and definition

SELF-CONTAINED adjective

Definition of self-contained (adjective)

1. constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself
   • "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"
2. in full control of your faculties
   • "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
   • synonyms: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-possessed