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adequateness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin adaequō Latin adaequātuslbor. English adequate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English adequateness From adequate + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.

Forms

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Antonyms

inadequacy · inadequateness

Synonyms

adequacy

Translations (4)

pl właściwość (meeting needs) · pl adekwatność (meeting needs) · fr adéquation (meeting needs) · de Adäquatheit (meeting needs)