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- [suh-fish-uh nt]
- /səˈfɪʃ ənt/
- /səˈfɪʃnt/
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- [suh-fish-uh nt]
- /səˈfɪʃ ənt/
Definitions of sufficient word
- adjective sufficient adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection. 1
- adjective sufficient Logic. (of a condition) such that its existence leads to the occurrence of a given event or the existence of a given thing. Compare necessary (def 4c). 1
- adjective sufficient Archaic. competent. 1
- adjective sufficient enough 1
- adjective sufficient suitable, adequate 1
- adjective sufficient be enough for sth or sb 1
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Origin of sufficient
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin sufficient- (stem of sufficiēns), present participle of sufficere to suffice, equivalent to suf- suf- + -fici-, present stem of -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ent- -ent
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Parts of speech for Sufficient
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sufficient popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sufficient usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sufficient
adj sufficient
noun sufficient
adjective sufficient
- ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- assuasive — soothing; allaying
- decent — Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
- enough — As much or as many as required.
Antonyms for sufficient
adj sufficient
- absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
- anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- anticlimactic — of, having, or like an anticlimax
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
adjective sufficient
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
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