"Sufficing" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Sufficing is a verb that means being sufficient or adequate for the present needs or requirements. It can also imply a lower or less-than-optimal level of quality or satisfaction, but good enough for the present circumstances.
Example: "The food at the roadside diner was sufficing, but not particularly delicious."
Synonyms: adequate, sufficient, passable, decent, tolerable.
Suffice is a verb that means to be enough or sufficient. It can also be used as a noun, which means the required or sufficient amount or number of something.
<strong>Sufficiency</strong> refers to the quality or state of being sufficient, or having the quality or degree that is needed or sufficient for a particular purpose or requirement. It implies adequacy, completeness, and enough of something to satisfy a need or requirement.<br><br>Example sentences:<br><br> The hotel room had sufficient amenities, including a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi.<br> The amount of water we brought was sufficient for the entire trip.<br> The new employee's qualifications were sufficient for the job.<br><br>Synonyms: adequacy, enough, sufficency, adequateness.<br><br>Antonyms: insufficiency, inadequacy.
Adequate or enough to meet a need or requirement. Satisfying or meeting the necessary requirements or standards.
to a satisfactory degree or extent <br><br>Example: "She was sufficiently prepared for the exam with the amount of study she did."
Suffisance is a French loanword that refers to a feeling of smugness or superiority, often accompanied by a sense of complacency or self-satisfaction. It describes a person who is excessively proud of their own accomplishments, abilities, or possessions, and looks down on others with disdain.<br><br>For example: "His suffisance made it difficult for him to relate to his colleagues, who felt offended by his condescending attitude."
A suffix is a letter or a group of letters that is added to the end of a root word to form a new word. It can change the meaning or function of the word.
suffix (adjective): added at the end of a word or phrase.<br><br>Example: "suffixes in English, like -ed or -ing, often indicate verb tenses."
A rare or obsolete word.<br><br>Suffixion refers to the act of suffixing or adding a suffix to a word, or the result of suffixing.