Nonautonomous vs. Autonomous — What's the Difference?

Not autonomous.

Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

Of peoples and political bodies

Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed.

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

Of or relating to a self-governing entity

Self-governing with respect to local or internal affairs

Autonomic.

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

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