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Adequateness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The quality of being adequate or of meeting needs or expectations.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state of being adequate; justness of adaptation; sufficiency; adequacy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:

Word Usage

"Briefly stated, these are: the wholesomeness of the water, the adequateness and steadiness of the supply, its availability under a sufficient pressure, insuring a good flow, and the legal restrictions with which many water-supply problems are surrounded."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

satisfactoriness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

suitableness sufficiency adequacy