Meanings
plural sufficiencies · alternative sufficiencie
- uncountableThe quality or condition of being sufficient.
- countableAn adequate amount.
But the Eastern front of the Allies was far more vulnerable. Russia could not begin to supply herself with a sufficiency of large guns and of heavy munitionment for them.
1916, Hilaire Belloc, A General Sketch of the European War: The second phase, page 388
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
nounthe quality of being sufficient for the end in view
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἐπάρκεια
- ἐπάρκεια (epárkeia)quality or condition of being sufficient
Arabic كِفَايَة
- كِفَايَة (kifāya)quality or condition of being sufficient
Catalan suficiència
- suficiènciaquality or condition of being sufficient
Chinese Mandarin 充分, 充足
- 充分 (chōngfèn)quality or condition of being sufficient
- 充足 (chōngzú)quality or condition of being sufficient
- 足夠 /足够 (zúgòu)quality or condition of being sufficient
- 足夠的數量 /足够的数量 (zúgòu de shùliàng)adequate amount
- 充足的數額 /充足的数额 (chōngzú de shù'é)adequate amount
- 適當的數量 /适当的数量 (shìdàng de shùliàng)adequate amount
Czech dostatečnost, dostatek
- dostatečnostquality or condition of being sufficient
- dostatekadequate amount
Finnish riittävyys, riittävyys
- riittävyysquality or condition of being sufficient
- riittävyysadequate amount
French suffisance
- suffisancequality or condition of being sufficient
German Hinlänglichkeit, Zulänglichkeit
- Hinlänglichkeitquality or condition of being sufficient
- Zulänglichkeitquality or condition of being sufficient
Greek επάρκεια
- επάρκεια (epárkeia)quality or condition of being sufficient
Hindi पर्याप्तता, पर्याप्त
- पर्याप्तता (paryāptatā)quality or condition of being sufficient
- पर्याप्त (paryāpt)adequate amount
Irish leorgacht, leordhóthain
- leorgachtquality or condition of being sufficient
- leordhóthainadequate amount
- sáithadequate amount
Latin satietas
- satietasquality or condition of being sufficient
Russian доста́точность
- доста́точность (dostátočnostʹ)quality or condition of being sufficient
Scottish Gaelic fòghnadh, fòghnadh
- fòghnadhquality or condition of being sufficient
- fòghnadhadequate amount
Spanish suficiencia
- suficienciaquality or condition of being sufficient
Swedish tillräcklighet
- tillräcklighetquality or condition of being sufficient
Tagalog katanapan
- katanapanquality or condition of being sufficient
Turkish yeterlilik, yeterlik
- yeterlilikquality or condition of being sufficient
- yeterlikquality or condition of being sufficient
Ukrainian доста́тність
- доста́тність (dostátnistʹ)quality or condition of being sufficient
Urdu کِفایَت
- کِفایَت (kifāyat)quality or condition of being sufficient
Cite this entry
sufficiency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufficiency
“sufficiency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufficiency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sufficiency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufficiency.
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