What is the noun form of adequate?
Adequacy is the quality of being good enough or great enough in amount to be acceptable. There are questions to be raised about the adequacy of the inmates' legal representation.
If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
Some common synonyms of adequate are competent, enough, and sufficient. While all these words mean "being what is necessary or desirable," adequate may imply barely meeting a requirement.
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Verb. adequate (third-person singular simple present adequates, present participle adequating, simple past and past participle adequated)
adverb. in a way that is sufficient, suitable, effective, or appropriate: The professor's vague response failed to adequately answer our questions. The clinic needs to be appropriately staffed with permanently employed and adequately trained personnel.
In brief: Adequate and enough are two English words almost similar in meaning though they cannot be used interchangeably. Adequate means good enough or something that is sufficient for a need or requirement. Enough is used in situations where you mean to say sufficient.
If something is adequate, there is enough of it, but only just enough. If there is sufficient quantity of something, this suggests that there is as much of it as you need. Usage of these adjectives often means quantity rather than quality, whereas appropriate and suitable suggest a qualitative response to something.
The school lunch should be adequate to meet the nutritional needs of growing children. The machine does an adequate job. The tent should provide adequate protection from the elements. The quality of his work was perfectly adequate.
: not adequate : not enough or good enough : insufficient. inadequate equipment. also : not capable.
What word is more than adequate?
adjective,am·pler, am·plest. fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water;ample time to finish. of sufficient or abundant measure; liberal; copious: an ample reward.
- acceptable.
- capable.
- competent.
- decent.
- fair.
- satisfactory.
- sufficient.
- suitable.
sufficiency. / (səˈfɪʃənsɪ) / nounplural -cies. the quality or condition of being sufficient. an adequate amount or quantity, as of income.
adjective. sufficient, enough, adequate, competent mean being what is necessary or desirable.
Enough is a determiner, a pronoun or an adverb. We use enough to mean 'as much as we need or want'.
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Enough (where the second syllable is pronounced as in puff or stuff) and sufficient are very similar semantically, meaning as much as is needed: I don't have enough time to finish reading this report before the meeting. But I have sufficient information to know what the outcome should be.
If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough.
The police said that they had had an 'adequate amount of resources'. Now in his final year, he said that the cost of the course was an 'adequate amount to pay'. Lenders want to see that the rental income will cover the mortgage interest by an adequate amount.
In one hospital, 40 seriously ill patients were evacuated to ensure that they got adequate care. With provision of adequate care and attention, common goldfish can become tame. A wide range of vital supplies are required for clinicians to provide adequate care to the members of the communities they serve.
What is the quality of being adequate?
Adequacy is the quality of being good enough or great enough in amount to be acceptable.
noun. /ɪnˈædɪkwəsi/ /ɪnˈædɪkwəsi/ (plural inadequacies) [uncountable] inadequacy (of something) the state of not being enough or good enough.
1. inapt, incompetent; incommensurate; defective, imperfect, incomplete.
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If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
noun. /ˌself səˈfɪʃnsi/ /ˌself səˈfɪʃnsi/ [uncountable] the ability to do or produce everything that you need without the help of other people.
Word Origin. (denoting sufficient means or wealth): from late Latin sufficientia, from the verb sufficere 'put under, meet the need of', from sub- 'under' + facere 'make'.
A noun is a word that refers to a thing (book), a person (Noah Webster), an animal (cat), a place (Omaha), a quality (softness), an idea (justice), or an action (yodeling). It's usually a single word, but not always: cake, shoes, school bus, and time and a half are all nouns.
noun. /ˈædɪkwəsi/ /ˈædɪkwəsi/ [uncountable] the fact of being enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need.
The word enough, has a more general and comprehensive meaning; the word sufficient, a more limited and particular one. An hour at table, is, certainly, sufficient, for our nourishment; but, not enough, for some persons pleasure or satisfaction.
What adjective is sufficient?
Sufficient is an 'Adjective of Quantity'.
Answer and Explanation:
An abstract noun for enough is "plenty," The word "plenty" is means an adequate amount.
adverb. so as to be adequate or sufficient; as much as necessary: you have worked hard enough. (not used with a negative) very or quite; rather: she was pleased enough to see me.
Adjectives of quantity show how much of a thing is meant; as — some, little, enough, no, much. These adjective words answer the question “How much of it?” Observe the following sentences.
The condition of being essential; essentiality.
form. noun. 1. : the structure of something (as a document) as distinguished from its matter.
Noun. frugality (countable and uncountable, plural frugalities) The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift. A sparing use; sparingness.
Derived forms of effectual
effectuality or effectualness, noun.
I only had time to pack the bare essentials (= the most necessary things). The studio had all the essentials like heating and running water. The relief agencies are trying to provide food and other basic essentials.
essential (adjective) essential (noun) essential oil (noun)
Is Mightiness a noun?
Noun. mightiness (usually uncountable, plural mightinesses) The property of being mighty. A title of dignity; excellency. your high mightinesses; your noble mightinesses.
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Common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, and concrete nouns are our go-to nouns but there are many types of nouns ready to get in the game.
The abstract noun of the word ”happy” is happiness.
finance. finances [plural] the money available to a person, an organization, or a country; the way this money is managed government/public/personal finances It's about time you got your finances in order. Buying a house put a severe strain on our finances. The firm's finances are basically sound.
noun. noun. /ˈklɛnlinəs/ [uncountable] the state of being clean or the habit of keeping things clean Some people are obsessive about cleanliness.
prudence. / (ˈpruːdəns) / noun. caution in practical affairs; discretion or circ*mspection.
noun,plural ef·fi·ca·cies. capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy.
efficiency. / (ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ) / nounplural -cies. the quality or state of being efficient; competence; effectiveness. the ratio of the useful work done by a machine, engine, device, etc, to the energy supplied to it, often expressed as a percentage: See also thermal efficiency.
noun. ac·count·abil·i·ty ə-ˌkau̇n-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē Synonyms of accountability. : the quality or state of being accountable. especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions.
