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As a noun, sufficiency means the quality or condition of being sufficient.
Meanings of sufficiency
4 meaningsnoun
The quality or condition of being sufficient.
An adequate amount.
Sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
“her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency”
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”
Similar: enough
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to …
noun: the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
Oppositesinsufficiency
Words that rhyme with sufficiency
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