adequacy

noun

adequacy

noun

/ˈædɪkwəsi/ · /ˈædəkwəsi/

Etymology From adequ(ate) + -acy.

1

The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

  • His zeal is, of course, unquestionable; his adequacy, however, I doubt.
  • GREETINGS, adventurer! In honor of your adequacy, I bring you a gift from the Dunmer people!2013, Kazerad, Aggy: Approach, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), November 22 2013
Synonyms
adequacy, enoughness, sufficience, sufficiency
Antonyms
lack
Derived terms
capital adequacy, delusion of adequacy

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