ADEQUATENESS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: “he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule”
   
   Synonym(s)
   • adequacy (what does adequacy mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) adequateness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • satisfactoriness (what does satisfactoriness mean?)
   
   Antonym(s)
   • inadequacy (what does inadequacy mean?)
   • inadequateness (what does inadequateness mean?)
   
   Attribute(s)
   • adequate (what does adequate mean?)
   • inadequate (what does inadequate mean?)