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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule";
[syn: adequacy, adequateness]

2. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view;
- Example: "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
[syn: sufficiency, adequacy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adequacy \Ad"e*qua*cy\, 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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adequacy
    n 1: the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
         "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental
         interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: adequacy,
         adequateness] [ant: inadequacy, inadequateness]
    2: the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he
       questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" [syn:
       sufficiency, adequacy] [ant: deficiency, inadequacy,
       insufficiency]