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"there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"nounan adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
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"he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"nounthe quality of being sufficient for the end in view
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"her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"nounsufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligationstype of:
Definition that contains sufficiency
- shock (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- shortage an acute insufficiency
- famine an acute insufficiency
- dearth an acute insufficiency
- demurrer (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
- lumbago backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
- uremic of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)
- postmature infant infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency
- azotemic of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)
- uraemic of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)