/ Dictionary / Index S self-educated: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: self-ed•u•cat•ed Pronunciation: (self"ej'oo-kā"tid, self'-), [key] — adj. educated by one's own efforts, esp. without formal instruction. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: self-educated (Thesaurus) self-driven self-effacement Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acerbity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language