sufficient

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   As much as is needed; enough.

   We have sufficient food to last the winter.

2. 2
   adj

   Enough on its own to make something happen or be true.

   This is a necessary condition but not a sufficient one.

3. 3
   det

   Enough of something.

   We don't need more; we already have sufficient.

Common collocations

• sufficient condition Adjective + noun

From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin sufficiēns, present participle of sufficiō.

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