sufficient

Syllables: suf·fi·cient/səˈfɪʃənt/

sufficient determiner: an adequate quantity of; enough.

Determiner

sufficient

An adequate quantity of; enough.
- We have sufficient supplies to last the winter.
- There is not sufficient access to the Internet in many small rural villages.
A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.
- We don't need any more; we already have sufficient.
- Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now.

Adjective

sufficient (comparative more sufficient, superlative most sufficient)

Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.
- This is a necessary condition but not a sufficient one.
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
- They felt sufficient to maintain their present prosperity and independence.1842, Nathanael Emmons, Jacob Ide, Social and civil duties, page 456
- I have never yet felt adequate. I have never yet felt sufficient.1983, John MacArthur, Spiritual Gifts, →ISBN, page 98
(archaic) Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
- ...to take the best ways we can, to make it known to the Duke of York; for, till Sir J. Minnes be removed, and a sufficient man brought into W. Pen's place, when he is gone, it is impossible for this Office ever to support itself.1668 December 23, Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys
(obsolete) Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably.
- I shall in this place only mention that qualification by wealth; the rather, being applyed to the deputies of towns and citties, where they use to say of a rich man, he is a very sufficient man : and the other sufficiencies and qualifications are mentioned on other occasions.1766, Bulstrode Whitlocke, Charles Morton, Whitelockes Notes Uppon The Kings Writt For Choosing Members Of Parlement
- Some persons have been called, who have proved (it is true) that he was insufficient at that time, and could not pay more than 3 or 4,000l.; but the same witnesses give an account, that his ill circumstances were then known but to four or five persons of his acquaintance, and that by all other...1816, Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell, A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783

sufficient meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

sufficient in Hindi

enough, adequate: पर्याप्त paryāpt
the smallest quantity needed: पर्याप्त paryāpt
of competent power or ability: पर्याप्त paryāpt

sufficient in Tamil

போதிய, போதுமான, போதுமானது

sufficient in Marathi

enough, adequate: पुरेसे purese

sufficient in Urdu

بس, کافی

More languagesFewer languages

sufficient in Bengali: যথেষ্ট jôtheśṭô
sufficient in Malayalam: ശേഷിയുളള, മതിയായ, പര്യാപ്തമായ
sufficient in Kannada: ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು, ಸಾಲುವ, ಸಾಕಾಗುವ, ಬೇಕಾದಷ್ಟು
sufficient in Punjabi: ਪੂਰਾ pūrā, بہتیرا bahuterā
sufficient in Sanskrit: पर्याप्त paryāpta
sufficient in Thai: พอเพียง pɔɔ-piiang

Examples of sufficient in a sentence

Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.
Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.
Menstruators are likelier to need an iron supplement than non-menstruators, whose diet alone is usually sufficient.

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Antonyms of sufficient

Forms of sufficient

Determiner
alternative form	suff.
Adjective
comparative	more sufficient
superlative	most sufficient

Origin of sufficient

From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin sufficiēns, present participle of sufficiō.

Words formed from sufficient

Phrases with sufficient

sufficient conditions

Questions about sufficient

What does sufficient mean?: Sufficient means an adequate quantity of; enough.
What is sufficient in Hindi?: Sufficient in Hindi is पर्याप्त (paryāpt). See Sufficient meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sufficient?: Sufficient can be a determiner or an adjective.
How do you pronounce sufficient?: Sufficient is pronounced /səˈfɪʃənt/.

Words near sufficient in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: sufficient (page history and authors); sufficient (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sufficient (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sufficient (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sufficient (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بہتیرا (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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