Sufficiency, n.
- 1. Adequacy.
- 2. Ability, qualification, capacity.
- 3. Competence, enough.
- 4. Plenty, supply, ample stock.
- 5. Conceit, self-confidence, self-sufficiency.
Sufficient, a.
- 1. Adequate (to supply a want), competent, ample, enough, full, satisfactory.
- 2. Qualified, fit, able, competent, responsible, equal.
Suffix, n. Affix, postfix.
Suffix, v. a. Append, add, annex, postfix.
Suffocate, v. a.
- 1. Stifle, smother, choke, strangle, kill (by stopping respiration).
- 2. Destroy, extinguish.
Suffragan, n. Bishop (as subject to an archbishop), assistant bishop, suffragan bishop.
Suffragan bishop. Suffragan, assistant bishop.
Suffrage, n.
- 1. Vote, voice, ballot.
- 2. Approval, witness, attestation, testimonial.
- 3. Prayer (as uttered by a congregation in response to a minister).
Suffuse, v. a. Overspread, spread over, cover.