satiety

[suh-tahy-i-tee]

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noun

the state of being satiated; surfeit.

Origin of satiety

1525–35; < Latin satietās; replacing earlier sacietie < Middle French sacieté < Latin

Related formso·ver·sa·ti·e·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for satiety

Contemporary Examples of satiety

Fiber, protein and healthy fats all contribute to satiety,” Begun says, “meaning they fill us up on smaller portion sizes.
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DailyBurn
April 12, 2014
Short-term signals of satiety arise directly from the meal you just consumed.
The Science Behind Feeling Full
Casey Schwartz
November 26, 2008

Historical Examples of satiety

What a feast it will be when you are able to gratify ambition to satiety!
His Masterpiece
Emile Zola
He recalled all the past to mind, but could not recollect a single hour of satiety.
The Fat and the Thin
Emile Zola
But the soul's attachment, owing to its purity, knows no satiety.
The Symposium
Xenophon
What failures follow them, what weariness, what satiety and heart-sickness!
One Of Them
Charles James Lever
Of the great game of life, as played by fine people, he had seen it to satiety.
Luttrell Of Arran
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for satiety

satiety

noun

the state of being satiated

Word Origin for satiety

C16: from Latin satietās, from satis enough

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Word Origin and History for satiety

1530s, from Middle French satiété, from Latin satietatem (nominative satietas) "abundance, sufficiency, fullness," from satis "enough," from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy" (see sad).