/sy.fi.zɑ̃/
Translation
sufficient, enough; smug
Word origin
The present participle of suffire, from Latin sufficere ('to supply, to be enough'), built from sub ('under') and facere ('to make'). English 'sufficient' is the same participle.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sufficere
- English cognates
- sufficient, suffice
Grammar
Examples
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An hour will be enough to finish.
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We do not have enough chairs.
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This evidence is not sufficient for the judge.
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His smug manner annoys everyone.
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The wage is barely enough to live on here.
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