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View usage for: (səfɪʃənsi) 1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]Sufficiency of something is enough of that thing to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need. [formal] There were doubts over the sufficiency of the evidence. There's a sufficiency of drama in these lives to sustain your interest. Synonyms: abundance, adequacy, adequate supply, amplitude More Synonyms of sufficiency 2. See also self-sufficiency sufficiency in British English (səˈfɪʃənsɪ) nounWord forms: plural -cies1. the quality or condition of being sufficient 2. an adequate amount or quantity, as of income sufficiency in American English (səˈfɪʃənsi) noun1. sufficient means, ability, or resources ; specif.,a. an adequate amount or quantity (of what is needed) b. enough wealth or income 2. the state or quality of being sufficient or adequate; adequacy Examples of 'sufficiency' in a sentencesufficiency You will meet a sufficiency of ghosts, I assure you, on the far side of the pass. In other languagessufficiency British English: sufficiency NOUN Sufficiency of something is enough of that thing to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need. When foods from different plant sources are eaten together, deficiency in one is compensated for by sufficiency in another. - American English: sufficiency
- Brazilian Portuguese: suficiência
- Chinese: 足够
- European Spanish: cantidad suficiente
- French: suffisance
- German: ausreichende Anzahl
- Italian: sufficienza
- Japanese: 十分
- Korean: 충분한 양
- European Portuguese: suficiência
- Latin American Spanish: cantidad suficiente
Definition an adequate amount There's a sufficiency of drama here to sustain your interest. Synonyms adequate supply copiousnessample store Additional synonymsWe are concerned about the adequacy of the children's diet. Synonyms sufficiency, capability, competence, suitability, tolerability, fairness, commensurateness, requisiteness, satisfactoriness The character comes to imply an amplitude of meanings. Synonyms fullness, abundance, richness, plethora, profusion, completeness, plenitude, copiousness, ampleness Synonyms abundance, plenty, richness, bounty, exuberance, fullness, cornucopia, amplitude, superabundance, lavishness, luxuriance, horn of plenty, bountifulness, plentifulness Nearby words ofsufficiency - suffer
- suffering
- suffice
- sufficiency
- sufficient
- suffocate
- suffrage
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