enough
Other forms: enoughs
When there's enough of something, you don't need or want anymore. When there's not enough, there's too little.
If someone fills your glass almost to the top, that's enough. If you ate one slice of pizza but are still hungry, you haven't had enough. Although enough has to do with the amount of something, it isn't precise like a number. When someone is annoyed — like with a barking dog — they might say "That's enough!" When you've had enough, you've had as much as you want.
Definitions of enough
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sufficient for the purpose“enough food”“food enough”
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sufficient
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
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sufficient
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as much as necessary“Have I eaten enough?”
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synonyms:
plenty
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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose“enough is as good as a feast”
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synonyms:
sufficiency
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types:
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fill
a quantity sufficient to satisfy
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type of:
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relative quantity
a quantity relative to some purpose
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fill
Pronunciation
US
/iˈnəf/
UK
/iˈnəf/
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