satiety

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sa=ti=e=ty

CIDE DICTIONARY

satiety, n. [L. satietas, from satis, sat, enough: cf. F. satiété.].

 The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion; satiation.  [1913 Webster]
"In all pleasures there is satiety."  [1913 Webster]
"But thy words, with grace divine
Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Repletion; satiation; surfeit; cloyment.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

satiety, n.
1 the state of being glutted or satiated.
2 the feeling of having too much of something.
3 (foll. by of) a cloyed dislike of.

Idiom

to satiety to an extent beyond what is desired.

Etymology

obs. F saciet{eacute} f. L satietas -tatis f. satis enough

DEVIL DICTIONARY

satiety

n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.

ROGET THESAURUS

satiety

Sufficiency

N sufficiency, adequacy, enough, withal, satisfaction, competence, no less, quantum sufficit, Q, S, mediocrity, fill, fullness, plenitude, plenty, abundance, copiousness, amplitude, galore, lots, profusion, full measure, good measure pressed down and running, over, luxuriance, affluence, fat of the land, a land flowing with milk and honey, cornucopia, horn of plenty, horn of Amalthaea, mine, outpouring, flood, tide, repletion, satiety, sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark, commensurate, competent, satisfactory, valid, tangible, measured, moderate, full, ample, plenty, plentiful, plenteous, plenty as blackberries, copious, abundant, abounding, replete, enough and to spare, flush, choke-full, chock-full, well-stocked, well- provided, liberal, unstinted, unstinting, stintless, without stint, unsparing, unmeasured, lavish, wholesale, rich, luxuriant, affluent, wantless, big with, unexhausted, unwasted, exhaustless, inexhaustible, sufficiently, amply Adj, full, in abundance, with no sparing hand, to one's heart's content, ad libitum, without stint, cut and come again, das Beste ist gut genug.

Weariness

N weariness, defatigation, lassitude, drowsiness, disgust, nausea, loathing, sickness, satiety, taedium vitae, boredom, ennui, wearisomeness, tediousness, dull work, tedium, monotony, twice-told tale, bore, buttonholer, proser, wet blanket, pill, stiff, heavy hours, the enemy (time), wearying, wearing, wearisome, tiresome, irksome, uninteresting, stupid, bald, devoid of interest, dry, monotonous, dull, arid, tedious, humdrum, mortal, flat, prosy, prosing, slow, soporific, somniferous, disgusting, unenjoyed, weary, tired, drowsy, uninterested, flagging, used up, worn out, blase, life-weary, weary of life, sick of, wearily, usque ad nauseam, time hanging heavily on one's hands, toujours perdrix, crambe repetita.

Satiety

N satiety, satisfaction, saturation, repletion, glut, surfeit, cloyment, satiation, weariness, spoiled child, enfant gete, enfant terrible, too much of a good thing, toujours perdrix, crambe repetita, satiated, overgorged, blase, used up, sick of, heartsick, Int, enough!, hold!, eheu jam satis!, basta!.

Incuriosity

N incuriosity, incuriousness, insouciance, indifference, lack of interest, disinterest, boredom, ennui (weariness), satiety, foreknowledge (foresight), incurious, uninquisitive, indifferent, impassive, uninterested, detached, aloof.