satiety

Noun

Meaning

The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion; satiation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

satiation repletion surfeit full loathing excess fill flood amplitude abundance surplus filling satisfaction congestion plenty
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Antonyms

appetite lack desire shortage deficiency hunger
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Hypernyms

fullness

Related terms

satiate satiated insatiety

Examples

From abundance springs satiety. Livy

It would be good to live in a perpetual state of leave-taking, never to go nor to stay, but to remain suspended in that golden emotion of love and longing; to be loved without satiety. John Steinbeck

In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures. Cicero

FICKLENESS, n. The iterated satiety of an enterprising affection. Ambrose Bierce

Want of variety leads to satiety. Danish Proverb

Satiety has killed more men than hunger. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Satie Satiesque satietogenic Satigam satigrel satimolite