ENOUGH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enough mean? 

• ENOUGH (noun)
  The noun ENOUGH has 1 sense:

1. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

  Familiarity information: ENOUGH used as a noun is very rare.

• ENOUGH (adjective)
  The adjective ENOUGH has 1 sense:

1. sufficient for the purpose

  Familiarity information: ENOUGH used as an adjective is very rare.

• ENOUGH (adverb)
  The adverb ENOUGH has 1 sense:

1. as much as necessary

  Familiarity information: ENOUGH used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENOUGH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

enough; sufficiency

Context example:

there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country

Hypernyms ("enough" is a kind of...):

relative quantity (a quantity relative to some purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enough"):

fill (a quantity sufficient to satisfy)

Derivation:

enough (sufficient for the purpose)

• ENOUGH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sufficient for the purpose

Synonyms:

adequate; enough

Context example:

food enough

Similar:

sufficient (of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant)

Derivation:

enough (an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose)

• ENOUGH (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

As much as necessary

Synonyms:

enough; plenty

Context example:

I've had plenty, thanks

 Context examples 

But, in response to the new study, some scientists have said there's still not enough evidence to say that microbes like Pg definitively cause Alzheimer's.

(New Link Found between Alzheimer's & Gum Disease Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

“Aye! He is sharp enough,” said Mr. Murdstone, impatiently.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Called RTGs, the generators are used for such tasks as powering sensors for space missions that don't get enough direct sunlight to power solar panels.

(Harvesting Electrical Power from Waste Heat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The existing understanding of planetary formation, the team explained, says small stars can produce rocky planets but cannot not pull in enough mass for larger, gaseous ones like NGTS-1b.

(Astronomers report dwarf star with unexpectedly giant planet, Wikinews)

"Where there's enough plant cover, the wind blows on by."

(Sleeping sands of the Kalahari awaken after more than 10,000 years, NSF)

He never had enough, and suffered from perpetual hunger pangs.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

We have enough vaccines to immunize those who need it, and for those who don't, please don't use it, save it for the target population, she advised.

(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)

Without enough energy created by fusion, the core of the star collapses in on itself, while the surface layers are ejected outward.

(Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life, ESA/NASA)

"If you're trying to find that last few hot spots," Lindsay says, "rather than screening everyone, the dogs might be good enough to go into the villages to find people."

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

The researchers said that some of the phosphorus-bearing minerals such as those in meteorites that came to Earth may have been reactive enough to contribute to the making of proto-biomolecules.

(Finding Alien Life Unlikely Due to Lack of Phosphorus in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)