adv · det · intj · noun · pron · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈnʌf/
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General-American:/ɪˈnʌf/
General-American:/i-/
General-American:/ə-/
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Australian:/əˈnɐf/
rhymes with -ʌf
CMU ARPABET:IH0 N AH1 F
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IY0 N AH1 F
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adv
Meaning 1
Sufficiently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Those pears aren't ripe enough for the children to eat (them).
You've worked enough; rest for a bit.
We don't have long enough nails.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adv
Meaning 2
Fully; quite; used after adjectives to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He is ready enough to accept the offer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adv
Meaning 3
Used after certain adverbs to emphasise that a quality is notable, unexpected, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Talking of Mr Smith, funnily enough, I saw him just the other day.
I left my camera on the train, but luckily enough someone handed it in to lost property.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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det
Meaning 4
Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.
Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I've already had enough coffee today.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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det
Meaning 5
Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.
Used after a noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
There is food enough for us all.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
intj
Meaning 6
Stop! Don't do that any more! It is too much!
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: please, cut it out, knock it off, shut up, STFU
I'm sick of you complaining! Enough!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: that's enough, enough already, no more, basta, please, cut it out, knock it off, shut up, STFU
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
An instance of being sufficient, or of doing something sufficiently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
pron
Meaning 8
A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I have enough (of it) to keep me going.
Enough of you are here to begin the class.
Get some more plates. There aren’t enough yet.
Not enough is known yet about the causes of the pandemic.
I explained enough for her to understand the issue: there wasn't enough of an economic surplus.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
sufficient for the purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an adequate income
the food was adequate
a decent wage
enough food
food enough
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adequate, decent
Antonyms: none provided
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adverb
Meaning 10
as much as necessary; (`plenty' is nonstandard)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Have I eaten enough?
I've had plenty, thanks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plenty
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 11
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
enough is as good as a feast
there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sufficiency
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relative quantity
Narrower terms: fill
History
Etymology
From Middle English ynogh, from Old English ġenōg (“enough”), from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (“enough”) (compare Scots eneuch, West Frisian genôch, Dutch genoeg, German genug, Low German (ge)noog, Danish nok, Swedish nog, Icelandic nógur), from *ganuganą 'to suffice' (compare Old English ġeneah), or from *ga- + an unattested *nōgaz, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2eh2nó(n)ḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h2neḱ- (“to reach”) (compare Old Irish tánaic (“he arrived”), Latin nancisci (“to get”), Albanian kënaq (“to please, satisfy”)).
Across languages
Translations
379 source translations are retained for this English entry.
