5 definitions found for self-educated

self-educated adj 1: educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction

self-educated
adj. educated by oneself by reading etc., without formal instruction.
Derivatives:
self-education n.

self-educated People who are self-educated have acquired knowledge or a skill by themselves, rather than being taught it by someone else such as a teacher at school. ...a self-educated man from a working class background. ADJ

self-educated adj. educated by oneself by reading etc., without formal instruction. øøself-education n.

Self-educated Self`-ed"u*ca`ted, a. Educated by one's own efforts, without instruction, or without pecuniary assistance from others.