What does sufficient mean?
Definitions for sufficient
səˈfɪʃ əntsuf·fi·cient
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sufficient.
Princeton's WordNet
sufficientadjective
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
"sufficient food"
Wiktionary
sufficientadjective
Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as,
Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now.
Etymology: From sufficiens, present participle of sufficio.
sufficientadjective
The smallest amount needed.
Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now.
Etymology: From sufficiens, present participle of sufficio.
sufficientadjective
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
A two-week training course is sufficient to get a job in the coach-driving profession.
Etymology: From sufficiens, present participle of sufficio.
sufficientadjective
Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
Etymology: From sufficiens, present participle of sufficio.
sufficientadjective
self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content.
Etymology: From sufficiens, present participle of sufficio.
Webster Dictionary
Sufficientadjective
equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the country
Sufficientadjective
possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit
Sufficientadjective
capable of meeting obligations; responsible
Sufficientadjective
self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content
Editors Contribution
sufficient
To provide an accurate amount.
They had sufficient passion, food and soul to create a simple yet effective environment for a simple wedding.
Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sufficient' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1739
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sufficient' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2559
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sufficient' in Adjectives Frequency: #224
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sufficient in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sufficient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of sufficient in a Sentence
We eliminated the non-sufficient funds fee and significantly increased the amount a customer can overdraw before overdraft fees are charged, these changes reflect our continuous efforts to offer the best, most competitive products and services our customers want.
The cause is lack of sufficient food resources in their foraging area, there's not enough food, and that's due to environmental reasons.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer:
We're not ordering members to come back, but we do expect sufficient members to come back so we can have a quorum.
What William Barr saw on the part of The Trump administration with the citizenship question, it's disgraceful, the Supreme Court did not rule in their favor because they said The Trump administration did not give sufficient evidence as to why the census citizenship question should be there.
Up to 70 percent of breast cancer survivors who have had a mastectomy are really unsure or unaware of their reconstruction options, and many of those women who desire to have surgery don’t have sufficient insurance or other resources to cover it.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for sufficient
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- suficientCatalan, Valencian
- dostačující, dostatečný, postačujícíCzech
- genügend, hinreichend, ausreichendGerman
- αρκετόςGreek
- suficienteSpanish
- کافی, بسندهPersian
- pätevä, riittävä, riittävästi, itseriittoinenFinnish
- suffisant, autosuffisantFrench
- dy liooarManx
- elégHungarian
- cukupIndonesian
- 最小限, 足りる, 充分Japanese
- способен, самодоволен, достатен, задоволен, кадарен, доволенMacedonian
- genoeg, voldoendeDutch
- dostateczny, wystarczającyPolish
- suficientePortuguese
- достаточныйRussian
- dostatočnýSlovak
- tillräckligSwedish
- ĐủVietnamese
Get even more translations for sufficient »
Translation
Find a translation for the sufficient definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"sufficient." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2022. Web. 21 May 2022. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/sufficient>.
Discuss these sufficient definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In