-nsē, -nsi noun
( -es )
Etymology: Late Latin sufficientia, from Latin sufficient-, sufficiens sufficient + -ia -y
1. : sufficient means to meet one's obligations or satisfy on's needs : competency ; also : a modest but not parsimonious scale or way of living : adequate comfort
2. : the quality or state of being sufficient or adequate to the end proposed : adequacy
question the sufficiency of the equipment
: enough
eat a sufficiency
3. : the character or fact of being qualified : ability , capacity
the sufficiency of the present laws to meet a severe financial crisis
4. : conceit , self-confidence , self-sufficiency
the master had not flinched … nor … did he betray the least sufficiency — R.L.Stevenson