English noun: adequateness | |||
1. | adequateness (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 | adequacy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | satisfactoriness | ||
Attribute | adequate, equal, inadequate, unequal | ||
Antonyms | inadequateness, inadequacy | ||