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sufficiency > 3 senses
NOUN1sufficiencySufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
2sufficiency, enoughAn adequate quantity
3sufficiency, adequacyThe quality of being sufficient for the end in view
sufficiency > pronunciation
Soundssahfih'shahnsiy
Rhymesabsorbency, Ac / AC, accountancy, and 247 more rhymes in siy...
sufficiency > noun 1, state
MeaningSufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations.
Examples"her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"
Broaderwealth, wealthiness
Verbssuffice
sufficiency > noun 2, quantity
MeaningAn adequate quantity. A quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose.
Examples"there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"
Synonymsenough
Broaderrelative quantity
Narrowerfill
Adjectivessufficient
Verbssuffice
sufficiency > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being sufficient for the end in view.
Examples"he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
Synonymsadequacy
Contraryinsufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency
Broaderquality
Narrowerampleness
Attributesample; meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
Adjectivessufficient
Verbssuffice

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