Definition of enough

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e·nough    (-nf) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

Sufficient to meet a need or satisfy a desire; adequate: enough work to keep us all busy. See Synonyms at sufficient.

PRONOUN:

An adequate number or quantity: "The Gods above should give,/They have enough and we do poorly live" (Henry David Thoreau).

ADVERB:

1. To a satisfactory amount or degree; sufficiently: Is the fish cooked enough?
2. Very; fully; quite: We were glad enough to leave.
3. Tolerably; rather: She sang well enough, but the show was a failure.

INTERJECTION:

Used to express impatience or exasperation: You've been practicing the guitar all afternoon. Enough!

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English enogh, from Old English geng; see nek-² in Indo-European roots