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English noun: adequacy | |||
| 1. | adequacy (attribute) the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: | ||
| Samples | He questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule. | ||
| Synonyms | adequateness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | satisfactoriness | ||
| Attribute | adequate, equal, inadequate, unequal | ||
| Antonyms | inadequateness, inadequacy | ||
| 2. | adequacy (attribute) the quality of being sufficient for the end in view | ||
| Samples | He questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence. | ||
| Synonyms | sufficiency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ampleness | ||
| Attribute | ample, meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy | ||
| Antonyms | inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency | ||
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