sufficiency

suf·fi·cien·cy  (s-fshn-s)

n. pl. suf·fi·cien·cies

1. The condition or quality of being sufficient.

2. An adequate amount or quantity.

3. Adequate means to live in modest comfort.

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sufficiency [səˈfɪʃənsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. the quality or condition of being sufficient

2. an adequate amount or quantity, as of income

3. Archaic efficiency

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sufficiency - sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency" wealth, wealthiness - the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
	2.	sufficiency - 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" enough relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose fill - a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
	3.	sufficiency - the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" adequacy quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare ampleness - the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency; "the ampleness of her servings more than satisfied his hunger" inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

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sufficiency

noun abundance, adequacy, adequate supply, amplitude, copiousness, ample store There's a sufficiency of drama here to sustain your interest.

Translations

sufficiency [səˈfɪʃənsɪ] N (sufficiencies (pl)) (= state) → suficiencia f; (= quantity) → cantidad f suficiente

sufficiency

n (= adequacy) → Hinlänglichkeit f; to have a sufficiency → genügend haben

sufficiency [səˈfɪʃ/ənsɪ] n (frm) → quantità sufficiente
to have a sufficiency of paper → avere abbastanza carta