adeguata

Adeguata is the feminine singular form of the Italian adjective adeguato. It describes something that is adequate, suitable, or proper for a given purpose, requirement, or context, indicating that it meets the necessary standards or expectations without claiming excess or deficiency.

Etymology and sense: the term derives from the Latin adeguatus, past participle of adaequare or aequare, meaning to adjust or make equal. In Italian, the root evolved into the verb adeguare (to adjust, to fit) and the adjectives adeguato and adeguata, used to express appropriateness for specific conditions or criteria.

Usage: adeguata agrees with feminine nouns (e.g., una decisione adeguata, una protezione adeguata, misure adeguate). The masculine form is adeguato, with plural forms adeguati (masc.) and adeguate (fem. plur.). It is common in formal, bureaucratic, and regulatory language, as well as everyday speech, to convey sufficiency or suitability. Frequent collocations include misure adeguate, informazione adeguata, formazione adeguata, and in legal or risk contexts, valutazione adeguata or controllo adeguato. In AML and other regulatory domains, phrases such as adeguata verifica are standard.

Sinonimi e sfumature: sinonimi comuni sono idonea, opportuna, appropriata, consona, conveniente, a seconda del contesto. L’antònimo è inadeguata (o inidonea). Vengono spesso esplorati concetti correlati come adeguamento e adeguarsi, che riguardano l’atto o il processo di rendere qualcosa conforme o conforme alle esigenze.

Note: adeguata è una scelta tipica quando si vuole sottolineare che qualcosa è sufficiente, adeguato al contesto o conforme alle norme vigenti.