adequate, enough
(adjective) sufficient for the purpose; âan adequate incomeâ; âthe food was adequateâ; âenough foodâ; âfood enoughâ
enough, plenty
(adverb) as much as necessary; âHave I eaten enough?â; (âplentyâ is nonstandard) âIâve had plenty, thanksâ
enough, sufficiency
(noun) an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; âenough is as good as a feastâ; âthere is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this countryâ
Source: WordNetÂź 3.1
enough
Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.
enough
Sufficiently.
Fully; quite; used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.
âą As an adverb, enough always follows the verb, adjective or adverb it qualifies.
enough
A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.
enough!
Stop! Don't do that any more!
Source: Wiktionary
E*nough", a. Etym: [OE. inoh, inow, enogh, AS. gen, gen, a. & adv. (akin to OS. gin, D. genoeg, OHG. ginoug, G. genug, Icel. gn, Sw. nog, Dan. nok, Goth. gan), fr. geneah it suffices (akin to Goth. ganah); pref. ge- + a root akin to L. nancisci to get, Skr. na, Gr.
Definition: Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs. How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare! Luke xv. 17.
E*nough", adv.
1. In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently.
2. Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer. I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio. Shak. Thou knowest well enough . . . that this is no time to lend money. Shak.
3. In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough.
Note: Enough usually follows the word it modifies.
E*nough", n.
Definition: A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself. "Enough is as good as a feast." And Esau said, I have enough, my brother. Gen. xxxiii. 9.
E*nough", interj.
Definition: An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough.
Source: Websterâs Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
