sufficiency

sufficiency is a 11-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy. Face value is 24 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 24 · Words With Friends 27 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy.
2. noun. Qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity.
3. noun. Adequate substance or means; competence.
4. noun. Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund.
5. noun. Conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency.
6. noun. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

   "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

   Synonyms: adequacy

7. noun. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

   "enough is as good as a feast"

   "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"

   Synonyms: enough

8. noun. sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

   "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"

Synonyms

adequacy, enough

Common word forms

sufficiencies

Words from these letters

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