English Explanatory Dictionary

sufficient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

det
  1. An adequate quantity of; enough.
  2. A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.
adj
  1. Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.
  2. Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
  3. Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
  4. Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably.

Pronunciation

/səˈfɪʃənt/ en-us-sufficient.ogg

Word forms

sufficient suff. more sufficient most sufficient

Etymology

From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin sufficiēns, present participle of sufficiō.

Antonyms

insufficient nonsufficient unsufficient

Related words

suffice adequate ample enough plenty

Derived words

haplosufficient immunosufficient lymphosufficient omnisufficient oversufficient principle of sufficient reason sufficientarian sufficient condition sufficientness supersufficient law of sufficient reason sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof self-sufficient sufficiency sufficiently
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