Sufficiency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səfˈɪʃənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/səfˈɪʃənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səfˈɪʃənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /səfˈɪʃənsi/.

Examples

her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency
enough is as good as a feast
there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adequacy enough

Antonyms

insufficiency inadequacy

Parts of Speech

noun	sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations “her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency”
noun	an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose “enough is as good as a feast”
noun	the quality of being sufficient for the end in view “he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence”

Word Forms

suffice	verb	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
enough	adjective	sufficient for the purpose
sufficient	adjective	of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausreichend

ausreichende Ressourcen, um Komfort zu bieten und Verpflichtungen zu erfüllen

🇫🇷French

suffisance

ressources suffisantes pour assurer le confort et remplir les obligations

🇪🇸Spanish

suficiencia

Recursos suficientes para proporcionar comodidad y cumplir con las obligaciones.

🇮🇹Italian

sufficienza

risorse sufficienti per fornire conforto e far fronte agli obblighi

🇳🇱Dutch

toereikendheid

voldoende middelen om comfort te bieden en aan verplichtingen te voldoen

🇵🇹Portuguese

suficiência

recursos suficientes para proporcionar conforto e cumprir obrigações

🇷🇺Russian

достаточность

достаточные ресурсы для обеспечения комфорта и выполнения обязательств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचुरता

आराम प्रदान करने और दायित्वों को पूरा करने के लिए पर्याप्त संसाधन

🇧🇩Bengali

পর্যাপ্ততা

আরাম প্রদান এবং বাধ্যবাধকতা পূরণের জন্য পর্যাপ্ত সম্পদ

🇮🇳Tamil

போதுமான அளவு

ஆறுதல் மற்றும் கடமைகளை நிறைவேற்ற போதுமான ஆதாரங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమృద్ధి

సౌకర్యాన్ని అందించడానికి మరియు బాధ్యతలను నెరవేర్చడానికి తగిన వనరులు

🇮🇳Marathi

पर्याप्तता

सोई प्रदान करण्यासाठी आणि जबाबदाऱ्या पूर्ण करण्यासाठी पुरेशी संसाधने

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્યાપ્તતા

આરામ આપવા અને જવાબદારીઓ પૂરી કરવા માટે પૂરતા સંસાધનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ್ಪಕತೆ

ಸೌಕರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಕಟ್ಟುಪಾಡುಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಲು ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പര്യാപ്തത

ആശ്വാസം നൽകാനും ബാധ്യതകൾ നിറവേറ്റാനും മതിയായ വിഭവങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਫੀ

ਆਰਾਮ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੇ ਸਰੋਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کافی

آرام فراہم کرنے اور ذمہ داریوں کو پورا کرنے کے لیے کافی وسائل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

充分性

足够的资源来提供安慰和履行义务

🇯🇵Japanese

十分

快適さを提供し、義務を果たすための十分なリソース

🇰🇷Korean

충분함

편안함을 제공하고 의무를 이행하기에 충분한 자원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầy đủ

đủ nguồn lực để mang lại sự thoải mái và đáp ứng các nghĩa vụ

🇹🇭Thai

ความพอเพียง

ทรัพยากรที่เพียงพอเพื่ออำนวยความสะดวกและปฏิบัติตามพันธกรณี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecukupan

sumber daya yang cukup untuk memberikan kenyamanan dan memenuhi kewajiban

🇵🇭Filipino

kasapatan

sapat na mapagkukunan upang magbigay ng kaginhawaan at matugunan ang mga obligasyon

🇲🇾Malay

kecukupan

sumber yang mencukupi untuk menyediakan keselesaan dan memenuhi kewajipan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاكتفاء

موارد كافية لتوفير الراحة والوفاء بالالتزامات

🇮🇷Persian

کفایت

منابع کافی برای تامین آسایش و انجام تعهدات

🇹🇷Turkish

yeterlilik

rahatlık sağlamak ve yükümlülükleri yerine getirmek için yeterli kaynaklar

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִסתַפְּקוּת

מספיק משאבים לספק נוחות ולעמוד בהתחייבויות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sufficiency'?

The primary meaning of 'sufficiency' is 'sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations'.

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Using 'sufficiency' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sufficiency' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sufficiency' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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