SUFFICIENCY
\səfˈɪʃənsi], \səfˈɪʃənsi], \s_ə_f_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_s_i]\
Definitions of SUFFICIENCY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
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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"
By Princeton University
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the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy.
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Qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity.
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Adequate substance or means; competence.
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Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund.
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Conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency.
By Oddity Software
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The state or quality of being enough; ability; enough substance or means; supply equal to wants; self-confidence.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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