How do you pronounce sufficient?

The recorded pronunciation is /səˈfɪʃənt/.

sufficient

/səˈfɪʃənt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: suf-fi-cient
IPA: /səˈfɪʃənt/

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Meaning

det

An adequate quantity of; enough.

det

A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.

adj

Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.

adj

Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.

adj

Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.

Archaic

adj

Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"We have sufficient supplies to last the winter."
"There is not sufficient access to the Internet in many small rural villages."
"We don't need any more; we already have sufficient."
"Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now."
"This is a necessary condition but not a sufficient one."
"They felt sufficient to maintain their present prosperity and independence."

Etymology

From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin sufficiēns, present participle of sufficiō.

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰeh₁-

Usage

Inflected Forms

suff. (alternative) more sufficient (comparative) most sufficient (superlative)

Derived Forms

haplosufficient immunosufficient lymphosufficient omnisufficient oversufficient sufficientarian sufficientness supersufficient sufficiency sufficiently

Phrases

principle of sufficient reason sufficient condition law of sufficient reason sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof self-sufficient

Frequently Paired Words

suffice adequate ample enough plenty

Antonyms

insufficient nonsufficient unsufficient

Rhymes With

efficient self-sufficient insufficient inefficient coefficient deficient proficient omniscient beneficent cost-efficient immunodeficient haploinsufficient