insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency
(noun) lack of an adequate quantity or number; “the inadequacy of unemployment benefits”
insufficiency
(noun) (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
insufficiency, inadequacy
(noun) a lack of competence; “pointed out the insufficiencies in my report”; “juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
insufficiency (plural insufficiencies)
The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.
Synonym: unsufficiency (obsolete)
Source: Wiktionary
In`suf*fi"cien*cy, n. Etym: [L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.]
1. The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc. The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker.
2. Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.