sufficient

/sə'fiʃənt/

Thân thiện

The family has sufficient food for their picnic.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Adequate for a purpose; enough: Describes an amount, degree, or quantity that meets a specific need, requirement, or condition without being excessive or abundant.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The evidence was sufficient to prove his guilt.
  • We have sufficient resources to complete the project on time.
  • Make sure you get sufficient rest before the exam.

Advanced Usage

• "Self-sufficient": Able to provide for one's own needs without external assistance.
  • After years of practice, the community became self-sufficient in food production.
• "Sufficient condition" (Logic/Mathematics): A condition that, if true, guarantees the truth of a statement or the occurrence of an event.
  • A high score is a sufficient condition for admission, but it is not the only factor considered.

Variants and Related Words

• Sufficiency (noun): An adequate amount or the state of being sufficient.
  • The sufficiency of the supplies was questioned.
• Sufficiently (adverb): To an adequate degree; enough.
  • The room was sufficiently large for the meeting.

Synonyms

• Adequate: Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
• Enough: As much or as many as required.

Antonyms

• Insufficient: Not enough; inadequate.
• Deficient: Lacking in some necessary quality or element.

Related Phrases and Constructions

• "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" (Idiom, proverbial): A saying advising against worrying about future problems; deal with today's troubles today. (From the Bible, Matthew 6:34).
• "To a sufficient degree": To an extent that is adequate.
  • The material was tested to a sufficient degree to ensure its safety.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
   • sufficient food