Sufficiency - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səˈfɪʃnsɪ|  American pronunciation of the word sufficiency
Brit.  |səˈfɪʃ(ə)nsɪ|  British pronunciation of the word sufficiency

noun

- sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency
- an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose (syn: enough)
there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
- the quality of being sufficient for the end in view (syn: adequacy)
he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence

Extra examples

...the sufficiency of the portions is such that you will leave the restaurant with a full stomach but without doggie bags...

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