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Definition of Sufficiency
1. Noun. Sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations. "Her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"
2. Noun. An adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose. "There is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"
Exact synonyms: Enough
Generic synonyms: Relative Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Fill
Derivative terms: Enough, Suffice, Sufficient
Generic synonyms: Relative Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Fill
Derivative terms: Enough, Suffice, Sufficient
3. Noun. The quality of being sufficient for the end in view. "He questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
Exact synonyms: Adequacy
Generic synonyms: Quality
Specialized synonyms: Ampleness
Attributes: Ample, Meager, Meagerly, Meagre, Scrimpy, Stingy
Antonyms: Inadequacy, Insufficiency
Derivative terms: Suffice, Sufficient
Generic synonyms: Quality
Specialized synonyms: Ampleness
Attributes: Ample, Meager, Meagerly, Meagre, Scrimpy, Stingy
Antonyms: Inadequacy, Insufficiency
Derivative terms: Suffice, Sufficient
Definition of Sufficiency
1. n. The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy.
Definition of Sufficiency
1. [n SUFFICIENCIES]