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 | ||