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Webster 1913 Edition

Suffisance

Suf-fi′sance

,
Noun.
[F. See
Sufficiency
.]
Sufficiency; plenty; abundance; contentment.
[Obs.]
He could in little thing have
suffisaunce
.
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Suffisance

SUFFI'SANCE

,
Noun.
Sufficiency; plenty. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

suffisance

suffisance

French

Noun

suffisance f ‎(plural suffisances)

  1. sufficiency (quality or condition of being sufficient)
  2. self-importance, vanity

Etymology

From Middle French, derived from suffisant in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.fi.zɑ̃s/

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