Meaning of SUFFICIENCY
| Pronunciation: | | su'fishunsee
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- [n] the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
- [n] 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"
- [n] sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"
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| | Synonyms: | | adequacy, enough |
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| | Antonyms: | | deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency | | |
| | See Also: | | ampleness, fill, quality, relative quantity, wealth, wealthiness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Suf*fi"cien*cy\, n. [L. sufficientia: cf. F.
suffisance. See {Suffice}.]
1. The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to
the end proposed; adequacy.
His sufficiency is such that he bestows and
possesses, his plenty being unexhausted. --Boyle.
2. Qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity.
A substitute or most allowed sufficiency. --Shak.
I am not so confident of my own sufficiency as not
willingly to admit the counsel of others. --Eikon
Basilike.
3. Adequate substance or means; competence. ``An elegant
sufficiency.'' --Thomson.
4. Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund.
5. Conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency.
Sufficiency is a compound of vanity and ignorance.
--Sir W.
Temple.
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