Definitions
- Describing the degree of completion or adequacy of a task or requirement. - Referring to the level of proficiency or skill in a particular area. - Talking about the extent or amount of something that is needed or required.
- Referring to the quantity or amount of something that is required or desired. - Describing the degree of satisfaction or contentment with a situation or outcome. - Talking about the level of capability or resources needed to accomplish a task or goal.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to a satisfactory level of something.
- 2Both can be used to describe adequacy or completion of a task or requirement.
- 3Both can be used as adverbs to modify verbs or adjectives.
- 4Both can be used to express a degree of satisfaction or contentment.
What is the difference?
- 1Function: Sufficiently is an adverb that modifies verbs or adjectives, while enough can function as a determiner or an adverb.
- 2Quantity: Enough refers to a specific quantity or amount, while sufficiently refers to a degree or level of adequacy.
- 3Usage: Enough is more commonly used in everyday language, while sufficiently is more formal and less common.
- 4Position: Enough usually comes before the noun it modifies, while sufficiently comes after the verb or adjective it modifies.
- 5Emphasis: Sufficiently emphasizes the degree or level of something, while enough emphasizes the quantity or amount of something.
Remember this!
Sufficiently and enough are synonyms that both refer to a satisfactory level of something. However, sufficiently emphasizes the degree or level of adequacy, while enough emphasizes the quantity or amount of something. Enough is more commonly used in everyday language and can function as a determiner or an adverb, while sufficiently is more formal and functions only as an adverb.
