n. [ L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being self-sufficient. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. sufficientia: cf. F. suffisance. See Suffice. ]
His sufficiency is such that he bestows and possesses, his plenty being unexhausted. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
A substitute or most allowed sufficiency. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
I am not so confident of my own sufficiency as not willingly to admit the counsel of others. Eikon Basilike. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sufficiency is a compound of vanity and ignorance. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]