Definition
An archaic or specialized term meaning sufficient, adequate, or enough—sometimes used in legal or heraldic contexts.
Etymology
From Old French 'bastant,' derived from the Latin 'bastare' meaning 'to be enough' or 'to suffice.' The word traveled through medieval French legal terminology into English.
Kelly Says
Bastant survives mainly in legal documents and heraldry, making it a linguistic time capsule—it shows how ordinary words meaning 'enough' evolved differently across languages (English chose 'sufficient' instead).
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በдостаት
be-do-stat
ARالعربية
كثيرًا
katheer-an
BNবাংলা
পর্যাপ্ত
por-ya-apt
CSČeština
dostatečně
do-sta-te-cne
DADansk
tilstrækkeligt
til-strekke-ligt
ELΕλληνικά
αρκετά
ar-ke-ta
ESEspañol
bastante
bas-tan-teh
FAفارسی
به اندازه کافی
beh-e-ad-deh-ka-fi
FISuomi
riittävästi
riit-ta-västi
HIहिन्दी
पर्याप्त
par-ya-apt
HUMagyar
elegendő
e-le-gen-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
cukup
cu-kup
ITItaliano
abbastanza
ab-bas-tan-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
cukup
cu-kup
NLNederlands
genoeg
ge-noug
NONorsk
tilstrekkelig
til-strekke-lig
PLPolski
dostatecznie
do-sta-te-ch-no
PTPortuguês
bastante
bas-tan-teh
RUРусский
достаточно
do-sta-to-ch-no
SVSvenska
tillräckligt
til-tre-kligt
SWKiswahili
kutosha
ku-to-sha
TAதமிழ்
மிகவும்
mi-ka-vum
TEతెలుగు
충분히
chung-bun-hi
TRTürkçe
yeterince
ye-te-rin-che
UKУкраїнська
достатньо
do-sta-t-no