sufficiency

 
Pronunciation: /səˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi/

noun (plural sufficiencies)

[mass noun]
  • the condition or quality of being adequate or sufficient: the judge would rule on the sufficiency of the provocation
  • [in singular] an adequate amount of something, especially of something essential: a sufficiency of good food
  • archaic self-sufficiency or independence of character, especially of an arrogant or imperious sort: the calm sufficiency of the born leader

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting sufficient means or wealth): from late Latin sufficientia, from the verb sufficere (see suffice)