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ENOUGH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
Example:
there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
Synonyms:
enough; sufficiency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("enough" is a kind of...):
relative quantity (a quantity relative to some purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enough"):
fill (a quantity sufficient to satisfy)
Derivation:
enough (sufficient for the purpose)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sufficient for the purpose
Example:
food enough
Synonyms:
adequate; enough
Classified under:
Similar:
sufficient (of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant)
Derivation:
enough (an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
As much as necessary
Example:
I've had plenty, thanks
Synonyms:
enough; plenty
Classified under:
Context examples:
Previously, in layers this thick, the particles were unable to travel far enough to reach the surfaces.
(Plastic crystals hold key to record-breaking energy transport, Universities of Cambridge)
The mass of microbe-rich water, called a plume, was large enough to detect from space.
(Scientists report skyrocketing phyotplankton population in aftermath of Kīlauea eruption, Wikinews)
Officials also noted that people ate more processed meats and did not consume enough nuts, seeds or milk.
(Poor Diet Kills More People Than Smoking, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
I did not sleep well, though my bed was comfortable enough, for I had all sorts of queer dreams.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The masses of these planets are similar to the Earth’s, and their temperatures could be low enough for water in liquid form to be present on the surface.
(Researchers find two new planets with masses similar to Earth’s near a small neighbouring star, University of Granada)
As soon as he had had enough he wanted to get away; but he had eaten so much that he could not go out by the same way he came in.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
The scorching torrent was enough to wither the face of the corpse.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
He would lie in a screen of bushes, watching for a squirrel to venture far enough out on the ground from its tree-refuge.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Intraurothelial neoplasia characterized by dysplastic changes which are not severe enough to warrant the diagnosis of bladder carcinoma in situ. — 2003
(Bladder Low Grade Intraurothelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
A very rare disorder in which the bone marrow doesn’t make enough red blood cells.
(Blackfan–Diamond anemia, NCI Dictionary)
