Enough

Definition: Enough

Enough

Adjective

1. Enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough".

Adverb

1. As much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks".

Noun

1. An adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "enough" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Satire

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Enough

Greatness

Greatly; Adjective: much, muckle, well, indeed, very, very much, a deal, no end of, most, not a little; pretty, pretty well; enough, in a great measure, richly; to a large extent, to a great extent, to a gigantic extent; on a large scale; so; never so, ever so; ever so dole; scrap, shred, tag, splinter, rag, much; by wholesale; mighty, powerfully; with a witness, ultra, in the extreme, extremely, exceedingly, intensely, exquisitely, acutely, indefinitely, immeasurably; beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, beyond all bounds; incalculably, infinitely.

Imperfection

Adverb: almost; to a limited extent, rather; pretty, moderately, passing; only, considering, all things considered, enough.

Sufficiency

Noun: sufficiency, adequacy, enough, withal, satisfaction, competence; no less; quantum sufficit, Q.S.

Adjective: sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark, commensurate, competent, satisfactory, valid, tangible.

Crosswords: Enough

I haven't tears enough for what you've done to me. (Interview With the Vampire; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Well, enough rage and helplessness and your love turns to something else (The Sweet Hereafter; writing credit: Atom Egoyan)

Bet you've heard that line often enough. (Notorious; writing credit: Ben Hecht)

I don't care! All I know is we didn't build it, and that's reason enough to assume the worst and blow it to kingdom come (The Iron Giant; writing credit: Brad Bird)

Once you remove Mr. Bonds heart, there should just be enough time for him to watch it stop beating (Tomorrow Never Dies; writing credit: Bruce Feirstein)

Ain't no river wild enough (Ain't No Mountain High Enough; performing artist: Diana Ross)

Are you strong enough to be my man (Strong Enough; performing artist: Sheryl Crow)

He wasn't man enough for me (He Wasn't Man Enough; performing artist: Toni Braxton)

'Cos you're big enough (Wall Street Shuffle; performing artist: 10CC)

I played around enough to find (Caught Up in You; performing artist: 38 Special)

Sometimes too much drink is barely enough. (references; author: Mark Twain)

I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown. (references; author: Woody Allen)

Any car will last a lifetime...if you are careless enough. (references; author: unknown)

I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care. (references; author: unknown)

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. (references; author: unknown)

Enough (2002)

Time Enough (1997)

Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)

Leave Well Enough Alone (1939)

Not Guilty Enough (1938)

Ain't No Mountain High Enough (performing artist: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell)

Enough Of Me (performing artist: Melissa Etheridge)

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (performing artist: Patty Smyth w/Don Henley)

Strong Enough (performing artist: Sheryl Crow)

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU, BABY  (performing artist: Smash Mouth )

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Enough Rope: Collected Stories (reference)

• Time Enough for Love (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Enough (reference)

• MTV's WWF Tough Enough - The First Season (reference)

• The World Is Not Enough (reference)

• Just Can't Get Enough - New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 2 (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Live Not Enough Shouting (reference)

• Strong Enough (reference)

• That's Good Enough for Me (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• The World is Not Enough (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The schizont stages of Plasmodium spp. development include the formation of merozoites. This erythrocyte contains an old, immature schizont with merozoites that are not quite developed enough to be released. Credit: CDC.

Although few blue crabs in 1999, some grew to large size. A six-inch ruler was not long enough to measure these crabs caught in the Patuxent River. Credit: America's Coastlines.

At last enough ice has melted - time to launch the boats. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

A coral fragment reattached using experimental plastic ties. The use of plastic ties proved to be unsuccessful because the straps could not be tightened enough to secure the corals. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

An old fish ladder and pond are aesthetically beautiful but were not reliable or durable enough to help anadromous fish navigate past the dam at Parker River. The new fish ladder is cost-effective and will allow continued reliable access for anadromous fish to reach the spawning grounds in Parker River. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Fertile topsoil removed in the construction of a lake in central Missouri is stockpiled for later sale. A truckload of topsoil sells for $70 - $430 in various parts of the state. In this case, the landowner made enough money from the sale of topsoil to pa. Credit: Charlie Rahm.

Bow-on view of vessel in dry dock in 1985, as seen from vessel centerline. Photograph by Jet Lowe, May/October 1985. (Reproduction Number: HAER, WASH,17-SEAT,10-16) Historic ships are among the most difficult objects to preserve and few vessels survive long enough to be considered historic. Those that do require expensive maintenance to be operational. The 1897 schooner Wawona was put into a floating dry dock in 1985 to allow necessary periodic repairs to the wooden hull. While the hull was accessible, HAER measured and mapped the shape of the hull in a series of topographic drawings, a process called "lines-lifting." This lumber schooner was the first project of HAER's ongoing maritime program. (See HABS/HAER, National Park Service for more history.). Credit: Library of Congress.

No Chow! Not Enough Food or The Wrong Kind Of Food... : Prevent Malnutrition By Doing These Things:... Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Letting Bad Enough Alone. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Members of the carrier's V-2 Division rigging arresting gear on the flight deck, circa 1962. The caption released with this photo on 24 July 1962 reads: "Speeding toward a record-breaker, V-2 divisionmen aboard the USS Lake Champlain show what it takes to come out on top in barrier rigging. The 'Champ' crew recently broke the Atlantic Fleet record for setting the Davis (S2F) barrier with a time of 59 seconds flat. Having gained momentum, they went on to rig the conventional (AD) barrier in a pace-setting 53 seconds. When the men slowed down enough to look in the record books, they quickly found out that the record they had broken was their own, set in July of '61.". Credit: NAVY.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

But when there was not room enough in the same place, for their herds to feed together, they by consent, as Abraham and Lot did, Gen. (Second Treatise of Government)

It is enough to mention the commercial crises that by their periodical return put on its trial, each time more threateningly, the existence of the entire bourgeois society. (reference)

The French Government have addressed to the Swiss Government, on May 18, 1919, the following note in reply to the communication set out in the preceding paragraph: In a note dated May 5 the Swiss Legation in Paris was good enough to inform the Government of the French Republic that the Federal Government adhered to the proposed Article to be inserted in the Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Governments and Germany. (reference)

There is enough for all. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

This discussion and our own investigation convince us that, although these sources cast some light, it is not enough to resolve the problem with which we are faced. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

There will be enough of them, in all probability, to supply every sort of sensation that declining life can need

The Cat seemed to think that there was enough of it now in sight, and no more of it appeared

It was old enough now, and dreary enough, for nobody lived in it but Scrooge, the other rooms being all let out as offices

It was plain enough to discern, that the old fellows dreaded some such discourtesy at my hands

No young ambition was foolish enough to ripen in his shadow

It was not enough to lull the conscience with a tear and a prayer

This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect

Nay, like enough, for I stay dinner there

A lot and a house large enough for a desk and chair and a blue book

That the life I had since led was laborious enough to kill an animal of ten times my strength

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

I never seem to get enough sleep. (references)

This damage may be serious enough to cause death. (references)

Also, most Americans do not get enough physical activity. (references)

Business

In addition, there are not enough public facilities available. (references)

The agent should be able to offer reliable service with enough inventory. (references)

Violations of these regulation laws are warranted enough for severe punishment. (references)

Children

China

Some charitable schools have opened in recent years in rural areas, but not enough to meet demand. (references)

Ecuador

UNICEF reported in 1999 that one out of three children did not remain in school long enough to complete the 6th grade. (references)

Pakistan

Those fortunate enough to pursue higher education often face inordinate delays in receiving the results of final exams. (references)

Civil Liberties

Romania

Financial support provided by the Government (reimbursable loans for a period of 6 to 9 months) is minimal; it usually is not enough to cover basic needs. (references)

Nigeria

The NPAN called the decree unconstitutional and a violation of press freedom, because there already were enough laws concerning the operation of the press. (references)

China

Coexistence and cooperation between official and unofficial churches in such areas, both Catholic and Protestant, is close enough to blur the line between the two. (references)

Economic History

Haiti

Haiti cannot produce enough cereal to supply local demand. (references)

Brazil

Local manufacturers do not produce enough to meet local demand. (references)

Haiti

Haiti does not produce enough milling products to satisfy local demand. (references)

Human Rights

China

SPC President Xiao Yang admitted that higher courts were not doing enough to fight corruption or to fire incompetent judges. (references)

Italy

Within 24 hours of being detained, the examining magistrate must decide whether there is enough evidence to proceed to an arrest. (references)

Morocco

Human rights organizations favored these changes and helped argue for them, although some groups believe the changes did not go far enough. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

In August 1999, the Government, in identical motions passed by both Houses of the Federal Parliament, expressed public regret for past mistreatment of the Aboriginal minority; however, the government-sponsored motion of reconciliation was criticized by many Aboriginal leaders as not going far enough. (references)

Minorities

Namibia

Many non-whites continued to complain that the Government was not moving quickly enough in education, health, housing, employment, and access to land. (references)

Sri Lanka

During 1999, the Government introduced a program to begin registering these individuals; 15,300 Hill Tamils received identity cards between January and September 30. Some critics charged that the program did not progress fast enough. (references)

Political Economy

HUNGARY

Foreign currency reserves stood at $12 billion through August 2001, enough for more than four months of imports. (references)

HUNGARY

Government cooperation has been good, but not enough resources are available to effectively stop copyright infringement. (references)

KUWAIT

However, not enough of these vegetables are grown or sold to make any significant impact on local or foreign agricultural markets. (references)

Political Rights

Cambodia

Some political parties and election observers claim that the authorities did not do enough to ensure that all voters who wished to vote could register. (references)

Bhutan

The Assembly occasionally rejects the King's recommendations or delays implementing them, but in general, the King has enough influence to persuade the Assembly to approve legislation that he considers essential or to withdraw proposals he opposes. (references)

Fiji

President Ratu Josefa Iloilo, appointed by the Great Council of Chiefs on March 13, dismissed the elected Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry and Parliament and selected Laisenia Qarase as Prime Minister, who served only long enough to reappoint the leadership of the military-backed, civilian interim administration. (references)

Trade

Panama

Currently there are no projects in Panama large enough to require multi-institutional "bundling" arrangements. (references)

Slovak Rep

All hard currency payments are made against an invoice, if the Slovak company has enough funds to cover the transaction. (references)

Azerbaijan

The existing donor-backed business finance facilities, while helpful, simply are not large enough to accommodate the need. (references)

Travel

Maldives

Only a few of the islands are big enough to support automobiles. (references)

Austria

Save by sitting in second class, which provides more than enough comfort within Austria. (references)

Colombia

Internal flights are frequently late or several may be combined if there are not enough passengers. (references)

Women

Afghanistan

Women could ride only on buses designated as women's buses; reportedly there were not enough such buses to meet the demand, and the wait for women's buses could be long. (references)

Worker Rights

Hong Kong

Unions generally are not powerful enough to force management to engage in collective bargaining. (references)

Pakistan

The first provision disadvantages smaller unions, which may not have enough officers capable of bargaining. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "enough": and sure enough ♦ be bold enough to ♦ be enough ♦ be fortunate enough ♦ be good enough to ♦ be lucky enough to ♦ curiously enough ♦ enough and to spare ♦ enough money ♦ enough of everything ♦ enough of joking! ♦ enough of that ♦ enough of that! ♦ enough of this! ♦ enough said! ♦ enough time ♦ enough to drive one mad ♦ enough to gag a maggot ♦ enough to make a parson swear ♦ enough to provoke a saint ♦ funnily enough ♦ good enough ♦ have enough ♦ have enough energy ♦ have enough of ♦ have enough to eat and to spare ♦ have not enough sleep ♦ have quite enough of ♦ he can't admire this enough ♦ he was lucky enough to ♦ hot enough to boil an egg ♦ hot enough to roast an ox ♦ i have had enough of it! ♦ interestingly enough ♦ is there enough food to go round? ♦ it's enough to make a cat lough ♦ i've had enough of it ♦ i've had more than enough of that business! ♦ just enough ♦ just enough to swear by ♦ know when one has had enough ♦ let well enough alone ♦ like enough ♦ long enough ♦ more than enough ♦ near enough ♦ not enough ♦ not enough evidence ♦ not enough memory ♦ not enough money ♦ not have enough sleep ♦ not to be enough ♦ oddly enough ♦ often enough ♦ old enough to get married ♦ once is enough ♦ pluck up enough courage to ♦ quite enough ♦ receive enough ♦ soon enough ♦ strangely enough ♦ sure enough ♦ Time enough ♦ Well enough. Additional references.

Beginning with "enough": enough-but, enough-he, enough-of-this, enough-we.

Ending with "enough": good-enough, low-enough.

Containing "enough": well-enough-meaning.

Afrikaans

nogal (a, a little, quite, rather, some, somewhat, sufficiently, to, to some extend, to some extent), genoeg (sufficient), taamlik (a, a little, fairly, quite, rather, relatively, some, somewhat, sufficiently, to, to some extend, to some extent). (various references)

Albanian

mjaft (come on, fairly, noticeably, pretty, quite, quite a few, rather, reasonably, richly, Satis, sufficiently, that's enough, well). (various references)

Arabic 

‏كاف (adequate, appropriate, due, sufficient, suitable), ‏مقدار كاف (sufficiency), ‏واف (due, sufficient), ‏تماما (all, all right, alright, altogether, completely, decidedly, diametrically, entirely, exactly, fairly, fully, in full, just, ok, okay, okey, perfectly, plumb, precisely, properly, quite, quite so, right, sharp, simply, smack, so far so good, stark, stock, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, very, well, wholly, wide), ‏إلى حد كاف, ‏إلى حد مقبول, ‏إلى حد واف. (various references)

Bulgarian 

достатъчно (amply, nice and, plenty, sufficiently), достатъчен (adequate, ample, comfortable, competent, good, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient). (various references)

Chinese 

足够, 足夠 (sufficient), 彀 . (various references)

Czech

dost (bit, fairly, quite, that's enough, time is up). (various references)

Danish

tilstrækkelig (sufficient), nok (certainly, quite, rather, sufficient, sufficiently). (various references)

Dutch

genoeg (quite, rather, sufficient, sufficiently), voldoende (plenty of, quite, rather, sufficient, sufficiently). (various references)

Esperanto

sufiĉe (quite, rather, sufficiently), sufiĉa (sufficient). (various references)

Faeroese

rættiliga (at all, entirely, quite, rather, sufficiently, wholly), nóg so (quite, rather, sufficiently), nóg mikil (sufficient), nóg (quite, rather, sufficiently), í so (quite, rather, sufficiently). (various references)

Farsi 

نسبتا (Partly, Rather, Somedeal), کافی (Adequate), انقدر (So), بقدرکفایت , بسنده (Adequate), بس (Only), باندازه ء کافی , باندازه (Snug, Within). (various references)

Finnish

kylliksi (quite, rather, sufficiently). (various references)

Flemish

genoeg. (various references)

French

assez, suffisant (good enough), suffisamment. (various references)

Frisian

genôch (quite, rather, sufficient, sufficiently). (various references)

German

genug (deal, quite, rather, sufficient, sufficiently), genügend (adequate, ample, quite, rather, satisfactory, sufficient, sufficiently). (various references)

Greek 

κάμποσοσ (some), νισάφι (basta), αρκετόσ (adequate, hankydory, pretty, sufficient), αρκετά (considerableably, considerably, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably, sufficiently). (various references)

Hawaiian

mjaft (quite, rather, sufficiently). (various references)

Hebrew 

די (adequacy, adequate, plenty, quite, sufficiency, sufficient). (various references)

Hungarian

elég (adequate, burn, burn out, enow, fairly, have a fair knowledge of english, respectable, suffice, sufficient, that's enough, to burn away, to burn out, to last, to last out, to suffice), elégséges (adequate, rather weak, satisfactory, suffice, sufficient), eléggé (fairly, plenty, pretty, pretty much, quite, rather, sufficiently, to underrate). (various references)

Icelandic

nóg (quite, rather, sufficiently), nægilegur (sufficient). (various references)

Indonesian

memadai, cukup (adequate, adequately, exactly, good-enough, quite, rather, well-to-do). (various references)

Irish

leor (sufficient). (various references)

Italian

abbastanza (fairly, quite, rather, relatively, sufficiently, tolerably), sufficiente (adequate, ample, comfortable, fair, haughty, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

碌に (sufficient, well), 十分 (10 minutes, adequate, division into ten, fully, in full, perfect, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient, thorough), 充分 (adequate, fully, in full, perfect, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient, thorough). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ろくに (sufficient, well), じゅうぶん (adequate, compound sentence, division into ten, fully, important national treasure, in full, perfect, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient, thorough). (various references)

Korean 

이젠 그만. (various references)

Lombard

assé (quite, rather, sufficiently). (various references)

Malay

agak (a little, fairly, quite, rather, relatively, some, somewhat, sufficiently, to some extent). (various references)

Manx

dy liooar (adequate, ample, galore, umpteen). (various references)

Norwegian

nok (sufficient). (various references)

Papiamen

sufisiente (sufficient), bastante (quite, rather, sufficiently), basta (quite, rather, sufficiently). (various references)

Pig Latin

enoughay.(various references)

Polish

wystarczający (sufficient). (various references)

Portuguese

bastante (a good deal, a lot, a smart few, ample, fair, fairly, half, much, plenty, precious, pretty, quite, rater, rather, several, some, sufficient, sufficiently), suficiente (adequate, sufficient). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

bastante (quite). (various references)

Romanian

de ajuns (quite, rather, sufficient, sufficiently). (various references)

Russian 

достаточный (adequate, ample, comfortable, competent, decent 2, sufficient), достаточное количество (sufficient), достаточно достаточный (aplenty), достаточно (fairly, satis, sufficiently, that's enough). (various references)

Scottish

uilear (See <A HREF="mf06.html#fuilear">fuilear</A>), leòr (enough : a leòr, his fill : gu, sufficiency), leòir (See <A HREF="mf07.html#leòr">leòr</A>), gu leòr (quite, rather, sufficiently), cuibheas (a sufficiency, sufficiency). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

dovoljno (adequately, amply, aplenty, satis, satisfactorily, sufficiently), dovoljan (adequate, satisfying, sufficient), dosta (quite, satis). (various references)

Somali

qaada (enough for). (various references)

Spanish

bastante (a good bit, a good deal, a good few, a little, fairly, lot, nice, passably, pretty, quite, quite a bit, quite a bit of, quite a few, quite a lot of, rather, some, somewhat, sufficient, sufficiently, to some extend, to some extent). (various references)

Swahili

-a kutosha (sufficient), a kutosha (sufficient). (various references)

Swedish

tillräckligt (adequate, fully, Satis, sufficiently). (various references)

Tagalog

sapát (quite, rather, sufficiently), hustó (accurate, exact, precise, quite, rather, sufficiently). (various references)

Tahitian

rava'i. (various references)

Thai

พอแล้ว! (คำไม่เป็นทางการ), พอเพียง (do, sufficient), จำนวนที่พอเพียง (sufficiency). (various references)

Turkish

yeterli miktar (sufficiency), yeterli (adequate, ample, competent, decent, effectual, efficacious, efficient, equal, fit, qualified, satisfactory, satisfying, snug, sufficient, suited, that will do, working), yeterince (sufficiently), yeteri kadar, yeter (be done, enough of that, enough said, less of that, no more, sufficient, that will do, there is an end of it), kâfi (ample, sufficient), bıktım (enough of that, I am sick of it, I am through with it, I am thru with it, I am tired of it, I have had enough of it). (various references)

Turkmen 

яeterlik, gerk-gдbe, bes. (various references)

Ukrainian

достатньо (amply, sufficiently), достатній (adequate, affluent, bounteous, passable, snug, sufficient), достатня кількість (fill, sufficient), досить (amply, belay, deep, drop it, fairly, nothing else, nuff, once, passable, plenty, pretty, relatively, say no more, something, sufficiently), доволі. (various references)

Vietnamese 

xin hàng hỗn vừa chứ! chán ngấy ai quá đủ, sự đủ dùng, số đủ dùng, lượng đủ dùng chịu thua, khá (pretty), đủ dùng, đủ (adequate, clear). (various references)

Welsh

digon (ample, done, plenty, sufficient). (various references)

Zulu

-suthi (be full, have enough), -esuthi (be full, have enough). (various references)

satis. (various references)

genog. (various references)

assez. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "enough": enoughs. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Enough" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bendouga, bengough, ekow, emough, enaugh, encou, enogh, enoough, enou, enouch, enoughs, enought, enouph, enow, enuff, enyow, Esnouf, Etoughe, Fernyough, inough, Kennaugh, nough, ooooogh, penow, refought. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: genu, gone, hone, hong, huge, hung.

-3 letters: ego, eng, eon, gen, gnu, gun, hen, hoe, hog, hon, hue, hug, hun, nog, noh, one, ugh.

-4 letters: eh, en, go, he, ho, ne, no, nu, oe, oh, on, uh, un.

+1 letter: enoughs, roughen, toughen.

+2 letters: boughten, bunghole, foughten, gunkhole, hungover, overhung, roughens, toughens.

+3 letters: bungholes, gazehound, greyhound, gunkholed, gunkholes, houseling, longhouse, neighbour, rehousing, roughened, roughhewn, roughneck, roughness, shogunate, toughened, toughness.

+4 letters: beshouting, chirurgeon, debouching, flugelhorn, gazehounds, greenhouse, greyhounds, gumshoeing, halogenous, homogenous, honeyguide, houselling, longhouses, neighbours, outechoing, outhearing, retouching, roughening, roughnecks, shogunates, shotgunned, shotgunner, toughening, untogether, vouchering, youthening.