US /səˈfɪʃənt/
adj det Freq #7339

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · as much as is needed; enough. adequate
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms self-sufficientsufficiencysufficiently

Etymology

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

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