ENOUGH

adequate, enough

(adjective) sufficient for the purpose; “an adequate income”; “the food was adequate”; “enough food”; “food enough”

enough, plenty

(adverb) as much as necessary; “Have I eaten enough?”; (‘plenty’ is nonstandard) “I’ve had plenty, thanks”

enough, sufficiency

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Determiner

enough

Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.

Adverb

enough

Sufficiently.

Fully; quite; used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.

Usage notes

• As an adverb, enough always follows the verb, adjective or adverb it qualifies.

Pronoun

enough

A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.

Interjection

enough!

Stop! Don't do that any more!

Source: Wiktionary

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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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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