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Meaning of 'sufficiency' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sufficiency [ n.]
- The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy.
- Qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity.
- Adequate substance or means; competence.
- Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund.
- Conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency.

Meaning of 'sufficiency' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sufficiency [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
Example in sentence:
  • enough is as good as a feast;
  • there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
Meaning (2):
- the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
Example in sentence:
  • he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence
Meaning (3):
- sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
Example in sentence:
  • her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency

Nearby Words:

suf- suffer sufferable sufferance suffered sufferer suffering suffice sufficed sufficience

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