satisfactoriness

noun

Definition of satisfactorinessnext
as in acceptability
the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately the overall satisfactoriness of the service led us to leave a reasonable tip

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  1. goodness
  2. adequacy
  3. sufficiency
Noun
  • As if that’s not enticing enough, the bright citrusy granola also boasts unsweetened coconut, puffed amaranth, chia seeds, and flaxseed meal for lots of layers of nutty, earthy goodness.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 6 Nov. 2024
  • That mindful goodness, paired with the cool breeze through my open-air treatment room and the sound of the water around me, created the most blissful experience that just melted away my stressful travel day.
    Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Chip Moore, the third candidate in the race, is running on a platform of affordable housing and police accountability — laudable goals — but makes no mention of the city budget and avoided directly answering questions about the adequacy of police staffing.
    East Bay Times editorial, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Over time, these cuts would amplify, resulting in diminishing adequacy of SNAP benefits.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 15 May 2024
Definition of adequacy
Noun
  • Here, the Kremlin is likely to adopt an approach that corresponds with the Soviet principle of reasonable sufficiency.
    Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015
  • And as climate change supercharges hurricanes, which are fueled by warm water and air, the sufficiency of the system's five categories is increasingly coming into question.
    Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of sufficiency
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“Satisfactoriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactoriness. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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