adequacy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule
Types & categories
- satisfactoriness hypernym
Related & opposite
- inadequateness antonym
- adequate attribute
- inadequate attribute
- adequate derivation
- fair to middling derivation
- enough derivation
Sense 2 noun
the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- inadequacy antonym
- ample attribute
- meager attribute
- suffice derivation
- sufficient derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | inadequateness |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | adequate |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | inadequate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adequate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fair to middling |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | enough |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | satisfactoriness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | inadequacy |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | ample |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | meager |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | suffice |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sufficient |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ampleness |