SUFFICIENCY

sufficiency, adequacy

(noun) the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; “he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence”

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”

sufficiency

(noun) sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; “her father questioned the young suitor’s sufficiency”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

sufficiency (countable and uncountable, plural sufficiencies)

(uncountable) The quality or condition of being sufficient.

(countable) An adequate amount.

Synonyms

• enoughness

• sufficience

Antonyms

• insufficiency

• unsufficiency (obs.)

Source: Wiktionary

Suf*fi"cien*cy, n. Etym: [L. sufficientia: cf. F. suffisance. See Suffice.]

1. The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy. His sufficiency is such that he bestows and possesses, his plenty being unexhausted. Boyle.

2. Qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity. A substitute or most allowed sufficiency. Shak. I am not so confident of my own sufficiency as not willingly to admit the counsel of others. Eikon Basilike.

3. Adequate substance or means; competence. "An elegant sufficiency." Thomson.

4. Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund.

5. Conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency. Sufficiency is a compound of vanity and ignorance. Sir W. Temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition