"suffisance" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sy.fi.zɑ̃s/ Forms: suffisances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: From Middle French, derived from suffisant in the 14th century. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|frm|-}} Middle French Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} suffisance f (plural suffisances)
  1. sufficiency (quality or condition of being sufficient) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-suffisance-fr-noun-0PaXRZcn
  2. self-importance, vanity Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-suffisance-fr-noun-YWsJV~7l Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

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