adequacy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈædɪkwəsi/
- /ˈædəkwəsi/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin adaequō Latin adaequātuslbor. English adequ(ate) English -acy English adequacy From adequ(ate) + -acy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adequacies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
capital adequacy · delusion of adequacy
Synonyms
sufficience · adequacy · sufficiency · enoughness
Translations (22)
pl stosowność (sufficiency) · ka საკმარისობა (sufficiency) · de Angemessenheit (sufficiency) · de Eignung (sufficiency) · pl adekwatność (sufficiency) · nl deugdelijkheid (sufficiency) · ja 適切さ (sufficiency) · es cantidad suficiente (sufficiency) · bg адеква́тност (sufficiency) · pt adequação (sufficiency) · fi soveltuvuus (sufficiency) · sh adekvatnost (sufficiency) · tr yeterlik (sufficiency) · hi पर्याप्तता (sufficiency) · ga leorgacht (sufficiency) · pl odpowiedniość (sufficiency) · ka ადეკვატურობა (sufficiency) · ka სათანადოობა (sufficiency) · ka შესაფერისობა (sufficiency) · de Brauchbarkeit (sufficiency) · ka შესაბამისობა (sufficiency) · fi sopivuus (sufficiency)