Adequateness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adequateness \Ad"e*quate*ness\, n.
     The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency;
     adequacy.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  adequateness
       n : the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he
           questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental
           interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: {adequacy}]
           [ant: {inadequacy}]