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
- as much or as often as necessary; to the required degree or amount; sufficiently
- fully; quite oddly enough
- just adequately; tolerably; fairly he played well enough
enough Synonyms
enough
modif.
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. * Sufficiently
satisfactorily, amply, abundantly; see adequately 1.Fully
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 Synonyms
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.
- satisfy: The way the Portuguese has started, the latter may not be enough to satisfy him.
- persuade: That was not enough tho to persuade all the audience, for there are some intransigent views out there!
- keep: Both supplies should be enough to keep things running for less than 10 minutes, which is a long time to be without power.
- prevent: A slope of 1/8 inch per foot is enough to prevent water accumulation.
- compensate: A teacher gets 3k for being in central London, for example - hardly enough to compensate for the increased living costs.
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.
- lucky: Those lucky enough to be there are in for a real treat, " the source added.
- fortunate: Those fortunate enough to only see the online version manage to avoid the picture of me looking like a tit.
- harmless: Seems harmless enough, maybe, but they seem to crop up far too often for fairly unimportant characters.
- confident: If they feel confident enough, students can try acting out each story.
- tough: A full weekend of action in the Peak District for those tough enough to take on our most EXTREME event yet!
Modifies a noun
- money: In reality the NHS has never spent enough money on ICT.
- space: Phone for details. some schemes have enough parking spaces to allow parking for blue badge holders who do not use the scheme.
- room: There is just enough room outside each house for a latrine pit.
- time: Never have enough time to do what needs to be done?
- electricity: In the UK, its power stations generate enough electricity to power homes of around eight million people.
- energy: Recycling a glass jar saves enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.
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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