Sufficient definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

sufficient in British English · 1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate · 2. logic. (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'sufficient'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× sufficient (səfɪʃənt ) 1. adjective[oftADJECTIVEto-infinitive,ADJnto-inf] Ifsomethingissufficientforaparticularpurpose,thereisenoughofitforthepurpose. Onemetreoffabricissufficienttocovertheexteriorofan18-in-diameterhatbox. Lightinglevelsshouldbesufficientforphotographywithoutflash. Therewasnotsufficientevidencetosecureaconviction. [Also+for]Synonyms:adequate,enough,ample,satisfactory MoreSynonymsofsufficient sufficiently adverbSherecoveredsufficientlytoaccompanyhimonhistourofAfrica. Theholesweresufficientlylargetoserveasnests. 2. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun,oftwithbrd-neg] Ifsomethingisasufficientcauseorconditionforsomethingtohappen,itcanhappen. [formal]Disciplineisanecessary,butcertainlynotasufficientconditionforlearning totakeplace. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof sufficient Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'sufficient' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'sufficient' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'ampelography' HindiTranslationof'sufficient' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency sufficientinBritishEnglish (səˈfɪʃənt ) adjective1. enoughtomeetaneedorpurpose;adequate 2. logic (ofacondition)assuringthetruthofastatement;requiringbutnotnecessarilyrequiredbysomeotherstateofaffairsComparenecessary(sense3e) 3. archaic competent;capable noun4. asufficientquantity CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformssufficiently(sufˈficiently)adverb WordoriginC14:fromLatinsufficienssupplyingtheneedsof,fromsufficeretosuffice WordFrequency sufficientinAmericanEnglish (səˈfɪʃənt ) adjective1.  asmuchasisneeded;equaltowhatisspecifiedorrequired;enough 2.  competent;well-qualified;able SYNONYMYNOTE:sufficient,enoughagreeindescribingthatwhichsatisfiesarequirementexactlyandisneithermore norlessinamountthanisneeded[awordtothewiseissufficient,enoughfoodforaweek];adequatesuggeststhemeetingofanacceptable(sometimesbarelyso)standardoffitnessor suitability[thesupportingplayerswereadequate]OPPOSITES: deficient,inadequate Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformssufficiently(sufˈficiently) adverb WordoriginME