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noun
The quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:.
synonym: adequacy.
is a specific kind of: satisfactoriness.
is an attribute of: adequate, equal | inadequate, unequal.
is the opposite of: inadequacy, inadequateness.
derivation: adequate, fair to middling, passable, tolerable | adequate, enough.
Dutch: deugdelijkheidPolish: adekwatność
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