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Enough Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Enough? [n] an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country" [adv] as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks" [adj] enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Enough: adequate \| decent \| plenty \| sufficiency \| sufficient Related Terms \| Find terms related to Enough: abundance \| abundantly \| acceptably \| adequacy \| adequate \| adequate supply \| adequately \| adequateness \| admissibly \| agreeably \| ample \| ampleness \| amply \| bare minimum \| bare sufficiency \| barely sufficient \| comfortable \| commensurate \| commensurately \| competence \| competency \| competent \| competently \| corresponding \| decent \| decently \| due \| enrage \| equal to \| exact measure \| fairly \| fit \| good \| good enough \| incense \| infuriate \| ire \| just enough \| mad \| madden \| minimal \| minimally \| minimum \| moderately \| passably \| plenty \| plenty good enough \| proportionate \| proportionately \| rather \| reasonably \| right amount \| satisfaction \| satisfactorily \| satisfactoriness \| satisfactory \| satisfactory amount \| satisfyingly \| so-so \| steam up \| substantial \| substantially \| sufficiency \| sufficient \| sufficient for \| sufficiently \| sufficientness \| sufficing \| suitable \| tolerably \| umbrage \| up to See Also \| fill \| relative quantity Enough In Webster's Dictionary \Enough"\, a. [OE. inoh, inow, enogh, AS. gen?h, gen?g, a. & adv. (akin to OS. gin?g, D. genoeg, OHG. ginoug, G. genug, Icel. gn?gr, Sw. nog, Dan. nok, Goth. gan?hs), fr. geneah it suffices (akin to Goth. ganah); pref. ge- + a root akin to L. nancisci to get, Skr. na?, Gr. ? to carry.] Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs. How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare! --Luke xv. 17. \Enough"\, adv. 1. In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently. 2. Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer. I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio. --Shak. Thou knowest well enough . . . that this is no time to lend money. --Shak. 3. In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough. Note: Enough usually follows the word it modifies. \Enough"\, n. A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself. ``Enough is as good as a feast.'' And Esau said, I have enough, my brother. --Gen. xxxiii. 9. \Enough"\, interj. An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough.

Enough Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Enough?

[n] an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"
[adv] as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks"
[adj] enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

See Also | fill | relative quantity

Enough In Webster's Dictionary

\E*nough"\, a. [OE. inoh, inow, enogh, AS. gen?h, gen?g,
a. & adv. (akin to OS. gin?g, D. genoeg, OHG. ginoug, G.
genug, Icel. gn?gr, Sw. nog, Dan. nok, Goth. gan?hs), fr.
geneah it suffices (akin to Goth. ganah); pref. ge- + a root
akin to L. nancisci to get, Skr. na?, Gr. ? to carry.]
Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want;
sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the
noun to which it belongs.

      How many hired servants of my father's have bread
      enough and to spare!                     --Luke xv. 17.


\E*nough"\, adv.
1. In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction;
   sufficiently.

2. Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of
   the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as,
   he is ready enough to embrace the offer.

         I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio.
                                               --Shak.

         Thou knowest well enough . . . that this is no time
         to lend money.                        --Shak.

3. In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere
   acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or
   quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was
   well enough.

Note: Enough usually follows the word it modifies.


\E*nough"\, n.
A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate
to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had
enough to do take care of himself. ``Enough is as good as a
feast.''

      And Esau said, I have enough, my brother. --Gen.
                                               xxxiii. 9.


\E*nough"\, interj.
An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form
of it is enough.

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