SUFFICIENCY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
   
   Synonym(s)
   • adequacy (what does adequacy mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence
   
   Hypernyms(s) sufficiency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   
   Antonym(s)
   • insufficiency (what does insufficiency mean?)
   • inadequacy (what does inadequacy mean?)
   • deficiency (what does deficiency mean?)
   • insufficiency (what does insufficiency mean?)
   • inadequacy (what does inadequacy mean?)
   • deficiency (what does deficiency mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • ampleness (what does ampleness mean?)
   
   Attribute(s)
   • ample (what does ample mean?)
   • meager (what does meager mean?)
   • meagre (what does meagre mean?)
   • meagerly (what does meagerly mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • suffice (what does suffice mean?)
   • do (what does do mean?)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • serve (what does serve mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an adequate quantity
   • a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
   
   Synonym(s)
   • enough (what does enough mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • enough is as good as a feast
   • there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
   
   Hypernyms(s) sufficiency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • relative quantity (what does relative quantity mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • fill (what does fill mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • suffice (what does suffice mean?)
   • do (what does do mean?)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • serve (what does serve mean?)
3. Meaning
   • sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • her father questioned the young suitor’’s sufficiency
   
   Hypernyms(s) sufficiency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wealth (what does wealth mean?)
   • wealthiness (what does wealthiness mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • suffice (what does suffice mean?)
   • do (what does do mean?)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • serve (what does serve mean?)