English Online Dictionary. What means sufficient? What does sufficient mean?
English
Alternative forms
- suff. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin sufficiēns, present participle of sufficiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈfɪʃənt/
- Hyphenation: suf‧fi‧cient
- Rhymes: -ɪʃənt
Determiner
sufficient
- An adequate quantity of; enough.
- (as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
sufficient (comparative more sufficient, superlative most sufficient)
- Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.
- Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
- (archaic) Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
- (obsolete) Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably.
Antonyms
- insufficient
- nonsufficient
- unsufficient (uncommon)
Derived terms
- sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
Translations
Derived terms
- self-sufficient
- sufficiency
- sufficiently
Related terms
- suffice
See also
- adequate
- ample
- enough
- plenty
Further reading
- “sufficient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “sufficient”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “sufficient”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Latin
Verb
sufficient
- third-person plural future active indicative of sufficiō