saturation

Noun

Meaning

The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation.

The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent.

Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

intensity impregnation chroma vividness absorption overload fullness soaking permeation imbibition plenum full color hue capacity
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Antonyms

lack touch trace suggestion shortage deficiency
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Hypernyms

condition filling permeation status pervasion suffusion

Hyponyms

saturation point

Related terms

saturate

Phrases with the word

saturation raid point of saturation at saturation point zone of saturation saturation magnetic flux density color saturation

Anagrams

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Examples

A slight throbbing about the temples told me that this discussion had reached saturation point. P. G. Wodehouse

Popular dissatisfaction seems to occur only when the shopping or the commercials are interrupted. In such an atmosphere, is there any reason to imagine that saturation shopping could be a source of instability to the U. S. world position? Herbert Schiller

The last introvert in a world of extroverts. Silence: my response to both emptiness and saturation. But silence frightens people. I had to learn how to talk. Out of politeness. Ariel Gore

Material things are not helpful after a certain degree of saturation. So you turn to other products. I think that therapy is a product that can transform you. But why does it need to be packaged as a product? Why can't I work on myself with my friends and family? Tino Sehgal

the impregnation of wood with preservative Source: Internet

the saturation of cotton with ether Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

saturatedly saturatedness saturater saturation bombing saturation current saturation dive