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What is the full meaning of "enough"? ›

1. : in or to a degree or quantity that satisfies or that is sufficient or necessary for satisfaction : sufficiently.

Some common synonyms of enough are adequate, competent, and sufficient.

Synonyms: sufficient , suitable , ample , adequate , abundant, acceptable , satisfactory , full , complete , replete, plentiful, copious, satisfying, bounteous, lavish , aplenty. Antonyms: inadequate, insufficient, unsatisfactory, deficient. Sense: Adverb: sufficiently.

correct or accurate but not completely explaining something: It's true enough that he had doubts about the project, but we have to look further to understand why he resigned.

Enough is an adjective that describes something that is adequate for an intended purpose. Enough is also used as an adverb to mean sufficiently or fully. Enough also has senses as a pronoun and an interjection. Enough describes something as being adequate or sufficient.

'The' is the most used word in the English-speaking world because it's an essential part of grammar and communication. It would be difficult to speak English without repeatedly using 'the. ' Other frequently used words include 'of,' 'to,' 'and' and 'a. '

The word with the most meanings in English is the verb 'set', with 430 senses listed in the Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, published in 1989. The word commands the longest entry in the dictionary at 60,000 words, or 326,000 characters.

Run: 645 definitions

Though there is some debate surrounding the first place position of "run," as one of the top hom*ographs it has (an anticipated) 645 different definitions, according to a New York Times article from 2011.

(set phrase) The minimum amount necessary for something.

What word means to have enough? ›

afford verb (HAVE ENOUGH)

to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time: I don't know how he can afford a new car on his salary.

The words satisfactory, fair, and average can refer to things that are as good as you expect them to be, but no more.

Some common synonyms of sufficient are adequate, competent, and enough.

To suffice is to be enough, in either quality or quantity.

convention. You say 'that's enough' to tell someone, especially a child, to stop behaving in a silly, noisy, or unpleasant way.

enough comes after adjectives and adverbs. I'm not tall enough to reach the top shelf. Your marks are good enough to study engineering at university. I couldn't write quickly enough and I ran out of time.

Want no more of something, as in I've had enough of their quarreling . This phrase uses enough in the sense of “an adequate amount,” which is intended ironically to mean “a more than sufficient amount.” [c.

just enough n

(precisely sufficient amount) (informal)