ADEQUACY
\ˈadɪkwəsi], \ˈadɪkwəsi], \ˈa_d_ɪ_k_w_ə_s_i]\
Definitions of ADEQUACY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
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the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
By Princeton University
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the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
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the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
By Oddity Software
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The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Adequateness; a sufficiency for a particular purpose.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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