Enough

Word ENOUGH
Character 6
Hyphenation e nough
Pronunciations /iˈnʌf/

Definitions and meanings of "Enough"

What do we mean by enough?

Sufficient to meet a need or satisfy a desire; adequate: synonym: sufficient. adjective

An adequate number or quantity. pronoun

To a satisfactory amount or degree; sufficiently. adverb

Very; fully; quite. adverb

Tolerably; rather. adverb

Used to express impatience or exasperation. interjection

An elliptical exclamation, signifying ‘it (or that) is enough,’ ‘I have had enough,’ ‘you have done enough,’ etc.

In a quantity or degree that answers the purpose, satisfies, or is equal to the desires or wants; to a sufficient degree; sufficiently.

To a notable extent; fairly; rather: used to denote a slight augmentation of the positive degree, the force depending upon the connection or the emphasis: as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer.

In a tolerable or passable degree: used to denote diminution, or a degree or quality rather less than is desired, or such a quantity or degree as commands acquiescence rather than full satisfaction: as, the performance is well enough.

To a great degree; very much.

Answering the purpose; adequate to want or demand; sufficient; satisfying desire; giving content; meeting reasonable expectation.

Synonyms Sufficient, Competent, etc. See adequate.

A quantity of a thing or act, or a number of things or persons, sufficient to satisfy desire or want, or adequate to a purpose; sufficiency: as, we have enough of this sort of cloth. noun

Synonyms Plenty, abundance. noun

An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough. interjection

A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability. noun

In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently. adverb

Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very. adverb

In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired. adverb

Sufficiently.

Fully; quite; used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Enough

The word "enough" in example sentences

\ "The marchers were chanting \" enough, enough\ "and \" We the People. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not chocolatey enough if I am craving chocolate, and not *enough* if I want a crispy snack. ❋ BunnyKissd (2008)

True, one cold war was enough ... however that doesn\'t mean irrespective of the actions taken by Bush-administration, the world would never say \'One Bush-administration was (is) enough\ '.' ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is evident enough that all questions between North and South must settle themselves, should the war only _go far enough_. ❋ Various (N/A)

Well, little Clara kissed my hand when she had eaten enough -- (it was so odd for _Clara_ to have _enough_) -- and her sunken eyes grew bright, and she said -- "Now I shall not be beaten, because I've something left to carry home;" so she told me where she lived, and I bade her good bye, and told her I would come and see her mother to-morrow. ❋ Fanny Fern (N/A)

And the Master's answer would come in that clear, quiet voice of His, "yes, tarry: you have knowledge enough, but _knowledge is not enough_, there must be power." ❋ S.D. Gordon (N/A)

” He confessed to Lord William that the world was not big enough for him, that there was “no king or country big enough”; and then he added, hitting him on the shoulder, “Yes, that is flesh, that is what I hate, and what makes me wish to die. ❋ Unknown (1918)

And that is why our scriptures and other art-works, when they deal with love, turn from honest attempts at science in physics to romantic nonsense, erotic ecstasy, or the stern asceticism of satiety (“the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom” said William Blake; for “you never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough”). ❋ Unknown (1903)

Time enough, always proves little enough_: Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we do more with less Perplexity. ❋ Benjamin Franklin (1748)

I. i.8 (4,4) [blow, till thou burst thy wind, if room enough] Perhaps it might be read, -- _blow till thou burst, wind, if room enough_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

It might be high enough to be profitable, but not profitable * enough* to satisfy the lenders. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now, they will decrease gasoline prices * just enough* so that investors no longer feel confident that their prospective new-energy investments will be price-competitive with gasoline enough to justify the risk. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Just a few weeks ago, the Philippine Congress enacted the law creating the Commission of Climate Change• Before it could be implemented, Parma and Ketsana came along, with damage to life and property unprecedented in the parts of the country they ravaged• The lesson learned is that current efforts are not enough• While communities rose to the challenge and did their best to cope with the wrath of nature, and while we saw individual acts of courage, these are not enough to turn back the severity of the problems we face as we pay for years of ignoring nature• ❋ Unknown (2009)

Produce my charge; or fhew the wretch that's bafe And brave enough to tell me Tm a traitor, [enough* ❋ Unknown (1767)

Anyone that does, has a right to complain enough is enough. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I found that at the most elite (top ten) law schools, blacks gain enough from the enhanced prestige of their school to roughly offset the grade disadvantage. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I broadened the term enough as it was in my article. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'd heard the title enough to know it existed, but the between-covers content was completely unknown. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I like the title enough to hang in there with it a little longer; Johns is still working that Thomas / Buscema ❋ Unknown (2009)

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