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enough definition

enough (ē nuf′, i-)

adjective

as much or as many as necessary, desirable, or tolerable; sufficient

Etymology: ME inough < OE genoh < Gmc comp. (seen also in Ger genug-, ON gnogr, Goth ganohs) < ge-, intens. + *noh, enough < IE base *enek-, *nek-, to attain, achieve > L nactus, attained, Sans nákşati, (he) attains

noun

the amount or number needed, desired, or allowed; sufficiency

adverb

  1. as much or as often as necessary; to the required degree or amount; sufficiently
  2. fully; quite oddly enough
  3. just adequately; tolerably; fairly he played well enough

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enough

modif.

  1. As much as necessary or desirable

    sufficient, adequate, ample, plenty, abundant, full, replete, plenteous, acceptable, copious, satisfactory, complete, plentiful, satisfying, bounteous, lavish, unlimited, suitable.

    Antonyms inadequate*, deficient*, insufficient. *

  2. Sufficiently

    satisfactorily, amply, abundantly; see adequately 1.

  3. Fully

    quite, rather, just; see very.

  4. Just adequately

    tolerably, fairly, barely; see adequately 2.

enough and sufficient agree in describing that which satisfies a requirement exactly and is neither more nor less in amount than is needed enough food for a week, a word to the wise is sufficient; adequate suggests the meeting of an acceptable (sometimes barely so) standard of fitness or suitability the supporting players were adequate


enough

n.

abundance, sufficiency, adequacy; see plenty.


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enough Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

  • convince: I got to 478 and then decided that was probably enough to convince them that I had a reasonable amount of experience.

Converse of object

  • seem: The game itself certainly seemed solid enough for an early build, and did pretty much everything you'd expect of a current RTS.

Adjective modifier

  • fair: Fair enough, if that's what the fans want.

Modifies a noun

  • money: In reality the NHS has never spent enough money on ICT.

Used with adjective complement

  • survive: I've never had a 3.1 machine die on me... they all survived long enough to be either given away or parted out.
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enough quotes

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough, now,O L, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

-Bible (Old Testament)

So two cheers for democracy: one because it admits varietyand two because it permits criticism. Two cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give three. Only Love the Beloved Republic deserves that.

-Forster, E(dward) M(organ)

There are not enough jails, not enough policemen, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.

-Humphrey, Hubert Horatio

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