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adequacy

/ˈædɪkwəsi/ /ˈædɪkwəsi/

Meanings
noun
The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

Examples :

"His zeal is, of course, unquestionable; his adequacy, however, I doubt."
quality ability amount

Related Words

Illustration meet

meet noun

/miːt/ /mit/

A sports competition, especially for track and field (a track meet) or swimming (a swim meet).

"The school's track team is competing in a meet next Saturday. "

Illustration able

able adjective

/ˈeɪ.bl̩/

Easy to use.

"The new software is very able; it's easy to learn and use. "

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

Illustration unquestionable

unquestionable adjective

/ʌnˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/ /ənˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/

Undeniable, obvious

"The student's honesty was unquestionable; she immediately admitted to making the mistake. "

Illustration zeal

zeal noun

/ziːl/ /zil/

The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

"She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal."

Illustration sufficient

sufficient adjective

/səˈfɪʃənt/

Equal to the end proposed; adequate to what is needed; enough

"There is not sufficient access to the internet in many small rural villages."

Illustration course

course noun

/kɔːs/ /kɔɹs/

A sequence of events.

"The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another."

Illustration however

however adverb

/hɑʊˈɛvə/ /haʊˈɛvɚ/

Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of (that).

"He told me not to do it. I, however, did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / (sometimes proscribed:) However, I did it anyway."

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Level of excellence.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

Illustration adequate

adequate verb

/ˈædɪkwət/ /ˈædɪkwɪt/

To equalize; to make adequate.

"The teacher adeqated the points for each student's project, ensuring everyone had a fair chance to receive a good grade. "

Illustration needs

needs adverb

/niːdz/

Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need".

"One must needs run when the devil drives."

Illustration doubt

doubt noun

/dʌʊt/ /daʊt/

Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

"I have doubts about how to convert this code to JavaScript."