Suficiencia (en. Sufficiency)

/sufiˈθjenθja/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: State of having what is necessary for a purpose.

Example Sentence: The sufficiency of resources is key to the project's success.

La suficiencia de recursos es clave para el éxito del proyecto.

Definition: Quality of being sufficient.

Example Sentence: The sufficiency of funds will allow for the research to be conducted.

La suficiencia de los fondos permitirá la realización de la investigación.

Definition: Knowledge or skills that ensure adequate performance.

Example Sentence: His sufficiency in mathematics allowed him to pass the exam easily.

Su suficiencia en matemáticas le permitió superar el examen con facilidad.

Etymology/Origin: From Latin 'sufficientia', meaning 'sufficiency, sufficient.'

Common Phrase: food sufficiency

Common Phrase Meaning: State in which a population has access to sufficient food.

suficiencia alimentaria

Common Phrase: economic sufficiency

Common Phrase Meaning: Adequate financial capacity to meet needs and expenses.

suficiencia económica

Common Phrase: technical sufficiency

Common Phrase Meaning: Skills and knowledge necessary to perform a specific job.

suficiencia técnica

Related Word: sufficient

Related Word Description: That is enough or sufficient for a purpose.

suficiente

Related Word: suffer

Related Word Description: To experience a feeling or state of pain or sorrow.

sufrir

Related Word: satisfy

Related Word Description: To meet someone's expectations or needs.

satisfacer

Slang Meaning: Sufficiency as arrogance or presumptuousness.

Slang Example: His way of speaking shows a lot of sufficiency; he seems to think he's superior.

Su forma de hablar muestra mucha suficiencia, parece que se cree superior.

Slang Meaning: Colloquial use to refer to something that is relatively adequate.

Slang Example: That movie had a sufficiency of action that I liked.

Esa película tuvo una suficiencia de acción que me gustó.