assez

1. enough
2. quite
3. rather

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.se/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: assez

Inherited from Old French: asez

Inherited from Latin: ad

Cognate with Arpitan: asséds

Cognate with Occitan: assatz

Cognate with Italian: assai

Cognate with Portuguese: assaz

Cognate with Spanish: asaz

In summary

Inherited from Middle French assez, from Old French asez, from Late Latin ad satis, from Latin ad + satis. Cognate with Franco-Provençal asséds, Occitan assatz, Italian assai, Portuguese assaz, and Spanish asaz. Doublet of assai.

Concepts

enough

quite

rather

pretty

sufficiently

sufficient

fairly

somewhat

considerably

better

plenty

very

greatly

more or less

much

passably

preferably

quite a lot

readily

reasonably

relatively

satisfactory

slightly

sooner

suffice

sufficiency

thanks

well

quite enough

to a large extent

up to scratch

as much as necessary

adequate

sufficientemente

adequately

a lot

comparatively

competent

easily

extremely

fair

highly

instead

jolly

middling

moderately

Synonyms

suffisamment

plutôt

passablement

très

beaucoup

relativement

suffisant

pas mal

peu

considérablement

bien

👍

satisfaisant

sensiblement

suffisance

trop

vite

volontiers

vraiment

modérément

quelque peu

suffisament

avoir des difficultés à

diffcilement

au lieu

pour une large part

c’est assez

baste

adéquat

en masse

ça suffit

comparativement

équitablement

exactement

facilement

grandement

légèrement

meilleur

proportionnellement

raisonnablement

Translations

abbastanza

genug

bastante

bastante

genoeg

ziemlich

prou

dość

yeter

genügend

nogal

voldoende

tamelijk

satis

basta

Sentences

Le lendemain , Mason meurt car il n’a pas assez de force pour survivre .

The next day, Mason dies because he doesn't have enough strength to survive.

Jus assez coloré .

Quite colorful juice.

Quand le bébé se réveille , il n'a plus assez pour le nourrir .

When the baby wakes up, he no longer has enough to feed him.

Elle est assez répandue aujourd'hui , notamment comme lapin de compagnie .

It is quite widespread today, especially as a pet rabbit.

La Scie est une rivière assez abondante .

The Saw is a fairly abundant river.

Son premier paragraphe est donc assez proche de l'urgent.

Its first paragraph is therefore quite close to the urgent.