Autonomic vs. Autonomous — What's the Difference?

Involuntary or unconscious; relating to the autonomic nervous system

Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

Of, relating to, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system.

Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed.

Occurring involuntarily; automatic

Independent of the laws of another state or government; self-governing.

Resulting from internal stimuli; spontaneous.

Of or relating to a self-governing entity

(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.

Self-governing with respect to local or internal affairs

Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.

Autonomic.

Having the power of self-government; autonomous.

Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

Relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system;

Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.

Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).

Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

Having independent existence or laws.

Of political bodies;

Existing as an independent entity;

Of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment