sufficient

adj.

1. Being as much as is needed.
2. Archaic. Competent; qualified.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sufficiēns, sufficient-, present participle of sufficere, to suffice. See suffice.]

sufficiently suf·fi'cient·ly adv.

SYNONYMS  sufficient, adequate, enough. These adjectives mean being what is needed without being in excess: has sufficient income to retire comfortably; bought an adequate supply of food; drew enough water to fill the tub.
ANTONYM  insufficient

adjective

1. Being what is needed without being in excess: adequate, comfortable, competent, decent, enough, satisfactory. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
2. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent: acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, tolerable. Informal OK, tidy. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: enough, adequate
Antonyms: deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, poor, wanting

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IN BRIEF: A quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant.

It is not sufficient to have great qualities; we must be able to make good use of them. — Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

Common misspelling(s) of sufficient

• sufficent

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tilstrækkelig, fyldestgørende, tilfredsstillende
det. - tilstrækkelig meget/mange

Nederlands (Dutch)
voldoende, toereikend

Français (French)
adj. - suffisant, assez de
det. - assez de

Deutsch (German)
adj. - genug
det. - genügend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρκετός, επαρκής, αποχρών

Italiano (Italian)
bastante, soddisfacente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - suficiente

Русский (Russian)
достаточное количество, достаточный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - suficiente, bastante, adecuado, amplio, apto, idóneo, satisfactorio, solvente, acomodado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vara nog, tillräcklig, kompetent, duglig, självtillräcklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
充份的, 足够的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 充份的, 足夠的
det. - 充份的, 足夠的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (증거로)충분한, 족한, 자격이 있는
det. - 풍부한, 충분한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 十分な
n. - 十分な数量

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מספיק, די‬
det. - ‮מספיק, די‬

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