satiety
[ suh-tahy-i-tee ]
/ səˈtaɪ ɪ ti /
noun
the state of being satiated; surfeit.
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Nearby words
- satiated,
- satiation,
- saticon,
- satie,
- satie, erik,
- satilla,
- satin,
- satin bowerbird,
- satin glass,
- satin slipper, the
Origin of satiety
1525–35; < Latin satietās; replacing earlier sacietie < Middle French sacieté < Latin
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satiety
/ (səˈtaɪɪtɪ) /
noun
the state of being satiated
Word Origin for satiety
C16: from Latin satietās, from satis enough
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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).
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