Associations to the word «Adequacy»

Wiktionary

ADEQUACY, noun. The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

Dictionary definition

ADEQUACY, noun. The quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule".
ADEQUACY, noun. The quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke