adequacy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: adequacy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for adequacy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adequacy n the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" Synonym(s): adequacy, adequateness Antonym(s): inadequacy, inadequateness the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" Synonym(s): sufficiency, adequacy Antonym(s): deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adequacy \Ad"equacy\, n. [See {Adequate}.] The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.