autonomous

CEFRC1

/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/

adjective

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In plain English

01
adjective
Able to act or work independently without outside control.
02
adjective
Extra detail
Of or relating to a territory that governs itself independently.

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At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Deep Dive

Extra meanings

Sentient; self-aware.
Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.
Governing itself independently.

In context

an autonomous territory
Though Cade has for years reported on the development of autonomous vehicles, test drives usually have so-called safety drivers who ride along and can take over in case something goes wrong.
"Thank you, Louis," interrupted Carrados. "It is very nice to learn that. But I am really going to Kingsmouth because there's a man there—a curate—who has the second best private collection in Europe of autonomous coins of Thessaly."

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"Thank you, Louis," interrupted Carrados. "It is very nice to learn that. But I am really going to Kingsmouth because there's a man there—a curate—who has the second best private collection in Europe of autonomous coins of Thessaly."
1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados
Though Cade has for years reported on the development of autonomous vehicles, test drives usually have so-called safety drivers who ride along and can take over in case something goes wrong.
2022 October 4, Soumya Karlamangla, “Behind the Story: Navigating San Francisco in a Driverless Car”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022

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From autonomy + -ous.