Enough

[ɪ'nʌf]

Definition

(noun.) an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; 'enough is as good as a feast'; 'there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country'.

(adv.) as much as necessary; 'Have I eaten enough?'; (`plenty' is nonstandard) 'I've had plenty, thanks'.

Typist: Melba--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs.

(adv.) In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently.

(adv.) Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer.

(adv.) In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough.

(n.) A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself.

(interj.) An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough.

Inputed by Inez

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Sufficiency, plenty, QUANTUM SUFFICIT.

a. Sufficient (to satisfy desire).

ad. Sufficiently, satisfactorily, to satisfaction.

Editor: Ozzie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Sufficient, ample, plenty, abundance

ANT:Bare, scant, insufficient, inadequate, short

Edited by Adrian

Definition

adj. sufficient: giving content: satisfying want.—adv. sufficiently.—n. sufficiency: as much as satisfies desire or want.

Checker: Shari

Unserious Contents or Definition

pro. All there is in the world if you like it.

Typist: Rosa

Examples

Editor: Margie

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