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Sufficiency has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

"her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"

2

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

"enough is as good as a feast"

"there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"

3

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

"he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

4

The quality or condition of being sufficient.

"The report emphasized that food sufficiency was critical for maintaining stability in the region."

Example Sentences
"her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency" noun
"enough is as good as a feast" noun
"there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country" noun
"he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
inadequacy deficiency
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wealth relative quantity quality
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
fill ampleness
Rhyming Words
ency incy ancy fancy nancy zincy mancy mincy noncy dancy duncy poncy yancy cincy trancy pouncy rouncy egency dauncy anancy
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