satiated

American  

[sey-shee-ey-tid] / ˈseɪ ʃiˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. satisfied, as one's appetite or desire, to the point of boredom.

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Other Word Forms

• unsatiated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of satiated

First recorded in 1685–95; satiate + -ed ²

Explanation

At the end of a big Thanksgiving meal, there's no doubt you'll feel satiated or have your appetite fully satisfied. In fact, that last slice of pumpkin pie might even push you into the realm of stuffed. The word satiated comes from the Latin satiare, meaning "fill, full, satisfy," which is precisely how a person who is satiated feels — full and satisfied from a good meal. There's nothing better than a hearty home-cooked meal to leave you satiated with a full belly. Other things, besides food, might leave you satiated as well — like a good movie or finishing a challenging task.

Example Sentences

Satiated mice with activated vgat PAG cells craved fatty foods so much, they were willing to endure foot shocks to get them, something full mice normally would not do.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

Satiated, the dark bird rises and joins a rolling cluster of rain clouds in the northern sky.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Satiated with everything, disgusted with everybody, he sought for “something new.”

From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick

Satiated with mediaevalism, he tried the Roman Forum.

From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Hardy, Thomas

Satiated with gazing we passed into Anglesey, and making our way to the tubular bridge, which is to the west of the suspension one, entered one of its passages and returned to the mainland.

From Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery by Borrow, George Henry

Related Words

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