Definitions for sufficient
səˈfɪʃ əntsuf·fi·cient

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. sufficientadjective

   of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

   "sufficient food"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.3 / 4 votes

1. 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.

2. sufficientadjective

   The smallest amount needed.

   Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now.

3. 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.

4. sufficientadjective

   Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.

5. sufficientadjective

   self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content.

6. Etymology: From sufficiens, present participle of sufficio.

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

1. Sufficientadjective

   Etymology: suffisant, Fr. sufficiens, Latin.

   1. Equal to any end or purpose; enough; competent; not deficient.

   Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Mat. vi. 34.

   Heaven yet retains
   Number sufficient to possess her realms. John Milton.

   Man is not sufficient of himself to his own happiness. John Tillotson.

   It is sufficient for me, if, by a discourse something out of the way, I shall have given occasion to others to cast about for new discoveries. John Locke.

   She would ruin me in silks, were not the quantity that goes to a large pin-cushion sufficient to make her a gown and petticoat. Addison.

   Sufficient benefice is what is competent to maintain a man and his family, and maintain hospitality; and likewise to pay and satisfy such dues belonging to the bishop. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   Seven months are a sufficient time to correct vice in a Yahoo. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Qualified for any thing by fortune or otherwise.

   In saying he is a good man, understand me, that he is sufficient. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sufficient

   In logic and mathematics, necessity and sufficiency are terms used to describe a conditional or implicational relationship between two statements. For example, in the conditional statement: "If P then Q", Q is necessary for P, because the truth of Q is guaranteed by the truth of P (equivalently, it is impossible to have P without Q). Similarly, P is sufficient for Q, because P being true always implies that Q is true, but P not being true does not always imply that Q is not true.In general, a necessary condition is one that must be present in order for another condition to occur, while a sufficient condition is one that produces the said condition. The assertion that a statement is a "necessary and sufficient" condition of another means that the former statement is true if and only if the latter is true. That is, the two statements must be either simultaneously true, or simultaneously false.In ordinary English (also natural language) "necessary" and "sufficient" indicate relations between conditions or states of affairs, not statements. For example, being a male is a necessary condition for being a brother, but it is not sufficient—while being a male sibling is a necessary and sufficient condition for being a brother. Any conditional statement consists of at least one sufficient condition and at least one necessary condition.

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1. sufficient

   Sufficient refers to something that is adequate or enough in quantity, quality, or degree to meet a certain need, requirement, or purpose. It implies having reached the necessary level, amount, or extent to carry out a specific task or activity successfully.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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

2. Sufficientadjective

   possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit

3. Sufficientadjective

   capable of meeting obligations; responsible

4. Sufficientadjective

   self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sufficient' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1739

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sufficient' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2559

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sufficient' in Adjectives Frequency: #224

How to pronounce sufficient?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sufficient in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sufficient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sufficient in a Sentence

1. Babylonian Talmud:

   Eat a third and drink a third and leave the remaining third of your stomach empty. Then, when you get angry, there will be sufficient room for your rage.

2. Wendy Feliz:

   The immigration courts are so underfunded, and that is why there is such a terrible backlog, [Judge positions] go unfilled, and even if they were filled, they still wouldn’t be sufficient.

3. Vincent Van Gogh:

   Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

4. Billene Seyoum:

   The prime minister need not be a darling of the west, east, south or north, it is sufficient that he stands for the people of Ethiopia and the development of the nation.

5. C. C. Colton:

   The slightest sorrow for sin is sufficient if it produce amendment, and the greatest insufficient if it do not.

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References

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