satiety

noun

sa·​ti·​ety sə-ˈtī-ə-tē How to pronounce satiety (audio)
also
ˈsā-sh(ē-)ə- How to pronounce satiety (audio)
1
: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity : surfeit, fullness
2
: the revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or excess

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Is This History of satiety Enough?

You may have accurately guessed that satiety is related to satisfy, satiate (meaning "to satisfy fully or to excess"), and sate (which means "to glut" or "to satisfy to the full"). Satiety, along with the others, ultimately comes from the Latin word satis, which means "enough." English speakers apparently couldn't get enough of satis- derived words in the 15th and 16th centuries, when all of these words entered the language. Satiety itself was borrowed into English in the mid-1500s from the Middle French word satieté of the same meaning.

Examples of satiety in a Sentence

eating beyond the point of satiety
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Word History

Etymology

Middle French satieté, from Latin satietat-, satietas, from satis

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of satiety was in 1528

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“Satiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satiety. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

satiety

noun
sa·​ti·​ety sə-ˈtī-ət-ē How to pronounce satiety (audio)
: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond fullness

Medical Definition

satiety

noun
sa·​ti·​ety
sə-ˈtī-ət-ē also ˈsā-sh(ē-)ət-
plural satieties
: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity

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