satiety

English

Alternative forms

saciety (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French satieté, from Latin satietas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səˈtaɪ.ə.ti/

Noun

satiety (usually uncountable, plural satieties)

The state of being satiated.
Eating half of that loaf of bread has left me in a state of utter satiety.

Synonyms

satiation

Antonyms

hunger, appetite

Related terms

Translations

state of being perfectly satiated

Arabic: شَبَع‎ m (šabaʿ)
Catalan: sacietat f
French: satiété (fr) f
German: Sattheit f, Sättigung (de) f
Greek: κορεσμός (el) m (koresmós)
Ancient: κόρος m (kóros)

Manx: sonnys m
Portuguese: saciedade (pt) f
Romanian: sațietate (ro) f
Spanish: saciedad (es) f
Turkish: tokluk (tr)
ǃXóõ: da̰m

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