Adequacy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪsfaɪɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌzədz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌzədz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪsfaɪɪŋ/.

Examples

he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule
he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adequateness sufficiency

Antonyms

inadequacy insufficiency

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: “he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule”
noun	the quality of being sufficient for the end in view “he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence”

Word Forms

adequate	adjective	sufficient for the purpose
sufficient	adjective	of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
suffice	verb	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Angemessenheit

die Qualität, ein Bedürfnis zufriedenstellend erfüllen zu können:

🇫🇷French

adéquation

la qualité de pouvoir répondre à un besoin de manière satisfaisante :

🇪🇸Spanish

adecuación

la cualidad de poder satisfacer una necesidad satisfactoriamente:

🇮🇹Italian

adeguatezza

la qualità di essere in grado di soddisfare un bisogno in modo soddisfacente:

🇳🇱Dutch

toereikendheid

de kwaliteit van het op bevredigende wijze kunnen vervullen van een behoefte:

🇵🇹Portuguese

adequação

a qualidade de ser capaz de atender satisfatoriamente a uma necessidade:

🇷🇺Russian

достаточность

качество способности удовлетворительно удовлетворить потребность:

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पर्याप्तता

किसी आवश्यकता को संतोषजनक ढंग से पूरा करने में सक्षम होने की गुणवत्ता:

🇧🇩Bengali

পর্যাপ্ততা

একটি প্রয়োজন সন্তোষজনকভাবে পূরণ করতে সক্ষম হওয়ার গুণমান:

🇮🇳Tamil

போதுமான அளவு

தேவையை திருப்திகரமாக பூர்த்தி செய்யக்கூடிய தரம்:

🇮🇳Telugu

సమర్ధత

అవసరాలను సంతృప్తికరంగా తీర్చగల నాణ్యత:

🇮🇳Marathi

पर्याप्तता

गरज समाधानकारकपणे पूर्ण करण्यात सक्षम होण्याची गुणवत्ता:

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્યાપ્તતા

સંતોષકારક રીતે જરૂરિયાત પૂરી કરી શકવાની ગુણવત્તા:

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ್ಪಕತೆ

ಅಗತ್ಯವನ್ನು ತೃಪ್ತಿಕರವಾಗಿ ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ:

🇮🇳Malayalam

പര്യാപ്തത

ഒരു ആവശ്യം തൃപ്തികരമായി നിറവേറ്റാൻ കഴിയുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം:

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੋਗਤਾ

ਲੋੜ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਨਾਲ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ:

🇵🇰Urdu

مناسبیت

کسی ضرورت کو تسلی بخش طریقے سے پورا کرنے کے قابل ہونے کا معیار:

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

充分性

能够令人满意地满足需求的质量：

🇯🇵Japanese

十分性

ニーズに十分に応えることができる品質:

🇰🇷Korean

적절

욕구를 만족스럽게 충족시킬 수 있는 품질:

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đầy đủ

chất lượng của việc có thể đáp ứng một cách thỏa đáng nhu cầu:

🇹🇭Thai

ความเพียงพอ

คุณภาพที่สามารถตอบสนองความต้องการได้อย่างน่าพอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecukupan

kualitas kemampuan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan secara memuaskan:

🇵🇭Filipino

kasapatan

ang kalidad ng kakayahang matugunan ang isang pangangailangan nang kasiya-siya:

🇲🇾Malay

kecukupan

kualiti dapat memenuhi keperluan dengan memuaskan:

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كفاية

جودة القدرة على تلبية الحاجة بشكل مرضي:

🇮🇷Persian

کفایت

کیفیت برآورده کردن نیاز به طور رضایت بخش:

🇹🇷Turkish

yeterlilik

bir ihtiyacı tatmin edici bir şekilde karşılayabilmenin kalitesi:

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