Definitions for sufficiency
səˈfɪʃ ən sisuf·fi·cien·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sufficiencynoun

   sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

   "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"

2. enough, sufficiencynoun

   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"

3. sufficiency, adequacynoun

   the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

   "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sufficiencynoun

   Quality or condition of being sufficient.

2. sufficiencynoun

   An adequate amount.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sufficiencynoun

   Etymology: suffisance, Fr. from sufficient.

   1. State of being adequate to the end proposed.

   ’Tis all mens office to speak patience
   To those that wring under the load of sorrow;
   But no man’s virtue nor sufficiency
   To be so moral, when he shall endure
   The like himself. William Shakespeare.

   His sufficiency is such, that he and pbestows ossesses, his plenty being unexhausted. Boyle.

   2. Qualification for any purpose.

   I am not so confident of my own sufficiency, as not willingly to admit the counsel of others. Charles I .

   The bishop, perhaps an Irishman, being made judge by that law, of the sufficiency of the ministers, may dislike the Englishman as unworthy. Edmund Spenser, Ireland.

   Their pensioner De Wit was a minister of the greatest authority and sufficiency ever known in their state. William Temple.

   3. Competence; enough.

   An elegant sufficiency, content. James Thomson.

   4. Supply equal to want.

   The most proper subjects of dispute, are questions not of the very highest importance, nor of the meanest kind; but rather the intermediate questions between them: and there is a large sufficiency of them in the sciences. Isaac Watts, Improv. of the Mind.

   5. It is used by Temple for that conceit which makes a man think himself equal to things above him: and is commonly compounded with self.

   Sufficiency is a compound of vanity and ignorance. William Temple.

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1. sufficiency

   Sufficiency refers to the state, quality, or condition of being adequate, enough, or fully meeting a need, requirement, or expectation. It indicates the possession of required qualities, capabilities, resources, or information necessary for a specific purpose or situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sufficiencynoun

   the quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy

2. Sufficiencynoun

   qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity

3. Sufficiencynoun

   adequate substance or means; competence

4. Sufficiencynoun

   supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund

5. Sufficiencynoun

   conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency

6. Etymology: [L. sufficientia: cf. F. suffisance. See Suffice.]

Matched Categories

1. • Quality
   • Relative Quantity
   • Wealth

How to pronounce sufficiency?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say sufficiency in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sufficiency in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sufficiency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sufficiency in a Sentence

1. Hank Forrester:

   Weve also seen an uptick in emails, traffic, and sales of our Deer Hunting 101 online course. People are flocking [to hunting]this year as they have increased time and an opportunity to get outdoors, there is also an increased awareness of the possibility of food shortages or issues of modern industrial food systems. Self-sufficiency, a connection with nature, andlocal, sustainable protein free of animal welfare concerns are all reasons why there are now more hunters.

2. Krijn Poppe:

   You see in a lot of countries there is interest in local production. In Russia it's influenced by a self-sufficiency policy, with Saudi Arabia it's driven by food security.

3. Eusebio Olmedo:

   We have to adapt to climate change, and these are the best varieties to recover food self-sufficiency.

4. Krijn Poppe:

   In future we have to feed more people, and agriculture is becoming part of geopolitics, you see in a lot of countries there is interest in local production. In Russia it's influenced by a self-sufficiency policy.

5. Ata Mohammad Noor:

   We needed factories to produce our own ammunition and workshops to repair the aircraft and other vehicles that were given to the Afghan forces, but the international forces did not work to build a foundation, a self-sufficiency in Afghanistan.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sufficiency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sufficiency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sufficiency
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sufficiency