adequacy

adequacy is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure. Face value is 23 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 23 · Words With Friends 24 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
2. noun. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"

   Synonyms: adequateness

3. noun. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

   "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

   Synonyms: sufficiency

Synonyms

adequateness, sufficiency

Common word forms

adequacies

Words from these letters

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