sufficiency
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sufficiency
noun sufficiencies · sufficiencie
- The quality or condition of being sufficient.
- An adequate amount. But the Eastern front of the Allies was far more vulnerable. Russia could not begin to supply herself with a sufficiency of large guns and of heavy munitionment for them.
Similar: enoughness, sufficience · Opposite: insufficiency, unsufficiency
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Closest in meaning: adequacy, enough, sufficient, adequate, appropriateness, convenience, suitability, propriety, proficiency, pertinence, enabling, relevancy, competence, completeness, relevance, comprehensiveness
noun
Similar: enoughness, sufficience · Opposite: insufficiency, unsufficiency
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noun quality or condition of being sufficient
| Español | suficiencia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 充分 chōngfèn, 充足 chōngzú, 足夠 /足够 zúgòu |
| हिन्दी | पर्याप्तता paryāptatā |
| Français | suffisance |
| Deutsch | Hinlänglichkeit, Zulänglichkeit |
| Ελληνικά | επάρκεια epárkeia |
| Русский | доста́точность dostátočnostʹ |
| العربية | كِفَايَة kifāya |
noun adequate amount
| 中文 | 足夠的數量 /足够的数量 zúgòu de shùliàng, 充足的數額 /充足的数额 chōngzú de shù'é, 適當的數量 /适当的数量 shìdàng de shùliàng |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पर्याप्त paryāpt |
Talk about this word "sufficiency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sufficiency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sufficiency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sufficiency "sufficiency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sufficiency.Cite this
@misc{sufficiency_2026,
title = {sufficiency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sufficiency},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
