suffisant

See also: süffisant

English

Adjective

suffisant (comparative more suffisant, superlative most suffisant)

  1. Obsolete form of sufficient.

References

  • suffisant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

suffire + -ant

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.fi.zɑ̃/
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Adjective

suffisant (feminine suffisante, masculine plural suffisants, feminine plural suffisantes)

  1. sufficient; enough
    Antonym: insuffisant
    largement suffisant, amplement suffisantmore than enough
  2. smug, vain, self-righteous

Derived terms

Participle

suffisant

  1. present participle of suffire

Further reading

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