Meanings
Origin
From just (“merely”) + enough (“sufficient”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish juuri tarpeeksi, juuri riittävästi
- juuri tarpeeksiminimum necessary
- juuri riittävästiminimum necessary
- (juuri) sopivastiminimum necessary
- juuri ja juuriminimum necessary
- hädin tuskinminimum necessary
French juste assez
- juste assezminimum necessary
German gerade genug
- gerade genugminimum necessary
Polish zaledwie wystarczająco
- zaledwie wystarczającominimum necessary
Russian ро́вно сто́лько, ско́лько, как раз
- ро́вно сто́лько, ско́лько (róvno stólʹko, skólʹko)minimum necessary
- как раз (kak raz)minimum necessary
Spanish lo mínimo, lo suficiente
- lo mínimominimum necessary
- lo suficienteminimum necessary
Cite this entry
APA
just enough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20enough
MLA
“just enough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20enough. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “just enough,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20enough.
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