satiety
[suh-tahy-i-tee]
- the state of being satiated; surfeit.
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Origin of satiety
1525–35; < Latin satietās; replacing earlier sacietie < Middle French sacieté < Latin
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Examples from the Web for satiety
Contemporary Examples
Fiber, protein and healthy fats all contribute to satiety,” Begun says, “meaning they fill us up on smaller portion sizes.
Short-term signals of satiety arise directly from the meal you just consumed.
Historical Examples
What a feast it will be when you are able to gratify ambition to satiety!
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
He recalled all the past to mind, but could not recollect a single hour of satiety.
The Fat and the ThinEmile Zola
But the soul's attachment, owing to its purity, knows no satiety.
The SymposiumXenophon
What failures follow them, what weariness, what satiety and heart-sickness!
One Of ThemCharles James Lever
Of the great game of life, as played by fine people, he had seen it to satiety.
Luttrell Of ArranCharles James Lever
satiety
- the state of being satiated
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin satietās, from satis enough
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Word Origin and History for satiety
n.
1530s, from Middle French satiété, from Latin satietatem (nominative satietas) "abundance, sufficiency, fullness," from satis "enough," from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy" (see sad).
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