If you have a sufficient amount of something, it's enough not too much, not too little, just right. Goldilocks would be pleased.
Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent;
Adjective
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"
a.
Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough;
ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army
sufficient to defend the country.
a.
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of
competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
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Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
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Self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content.
Sufficient
My grace is sufficient for thee.2.
Who is sufficient for these things?3.
The man is, notwithstanding, sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond.4.
Thou art the most sufficient (I'll say for thee), Not to believe a thing.
Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent;
Usage Examples
A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves.
As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.
Death is really a great blessing for humanity, without it there could be no real progress. People who lived for ever would not only hamper and discourage the young, but they would themselves lack sufficient stimulus to be creative.
Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue it is sufficient that they love themselves.
Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.
Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.
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Other Usage ExamplesHe who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
I love to sing and I do think that my strength as a singer is... I think I have a voice that is certainly sufficient under most any circumstances... but I think my strength is that I really am an actor and I really do have to own what I am saying.
I shall endeavour still further to prosecute this inquiry, an inquiry I trust not merely speculative, but of sufficient moment to inspire the pleasing hope of its becoming essentially beneficial to mankind.
Choose a field that will supply sufficient remuneration to provide adequately for your companion and your children. I bear testimony that these criteria are very important in choosing your life's work.
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