assez

French

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.se/, (in liaison) /a.se.z‿/

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• Rhymes: -e

Adverb

assez

1. enough

   Il est incontestable que je suis assez bouché de croire ça. ― It's incontestable that I'm already dumb enough to believe that

2. quite
3. rather
   • 2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais:

     T’as mis la barre assez haut.

     You set the bar pretty high.

Derived terms

• en avoir assez
• en avoir plus qu’assez

 

Related terms

• insatiable
• rassasier
• saoul
• satiété
• satisfaction
• saturer

 

Further reading

• “assez”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French assez.

Adverb

assez

1. enough; sufficiently

Descendants

• French: assez

Old French

Adverb

assez

1. Alternative form of asez