Origin of enough

before 900; Middle English enogh, Old English genōh; cognate with German genug, Gothic ganohs, Old Norse nōgr; akin to Old English geneah it suffices, Sanskrit naśati (he) reaches

Words nearby enough

enormous, enormousness, enos, enosis, enostosis, enough, enough is enough, enough rope, give someone, enough said, enough to sink a ship, enounce

Words related to enough

suitable, ample, sufficient, full, adequate, abundant, bellyful, abundance, plenitude, adequacy, sufficiency, competence, ampleness, acceptable, bountiful, comfortable, competent, complete, copious, decent

Example sentences from the Web for enough

British Dictionary definitions for enough

enough
/ (ɪˈnʌf) /

determiner

  1. sufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition, or requirement; adequateenough cake
  2. (as pronoun)enough is now known
that's enough! that will do: used to put an end to an action, speech, performance, etc

adverb

so as to be adequate or sufficient; as much as necessary you have worked hard enough
(not used with a negative) very or quite; rather she was pleased enough to see me
(intensifier) oddly enough; surprisingly enough
just adequately; tolerably he did it well enough

Word Origin for enough

Old English genōh; related to Old Norse gnōgr, Gothic ganōhs, Old High German ginuog

Idioms and Phrases with enough

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