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sufficiency

noun

səˈfɪʃənsi

Meaning

The condition of being adequate or enough; adequacy.

the state of having enough of something; adequacy

The sufficiency of food supply is critical for survival.

The village had a sufficiency of food after the harvest.

self-sufficiency

Adequacy, Enoughness, adequacy, enough, abundance, plenty

Entry 1

Adequacy, Enoughness

Entry 2

adequacy, enough, abundance, plenty

Insufficiency, Shortage, insufficiency, lack, scarcity

Entry 1

Insufficiency, Shortage

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insufficiency, lack, scarcity

sufficiency of resources, sufficiency of evidence, self-sufficiency

either of the two bones forming the framework of the mouth in most vertebrates

Money, food, or goods given to the poor as charity.

a large room used for formal or public events, or a private room.

a very small or inadequate amount of money

a literary form that uses rhythmic and metaphorical language to express emotions or ideas

a small part taken as an example of the whole; a specimen