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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
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Words related to enough

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

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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 necessaryyou have worked hard enough
(not used with a negative) very or quite; rathershe was pleased enough to see me
(intensifier)oddly enough; surprisingly enough
just adequately; tolerablyhe did it well enough

Word Origin for enough

Old English genōh; related to Old Norse gnōgr, Gothic ganōhs, Old High German ginuog
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with enough

enough
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