satiated

Thân thiện

After the large meal, the cat satiated by the window.

Definition

Adjective: Feeling full or satisfied, especially after having enough food or drink; having one's appetite or desire completely fulfilled.

Usage

The adjective "satiated" describes a state of complete satisfaction, typically of a physical need like hunger or thirst, but it can also extend to non-physical desires. It implies that one has had enough and no longer wants or needs more.

Examples

• After the large holiday meal, everyone felt completely satiated and content.
• The reader was satiated with mystery novels and wanted to try a different genre.
• Drinking a glass of water satiated his immediate thirst.

Advanced Usage

• "To be satiated with": To have had one's fill of something, often to the point of no longer desiring it. This can be used for both tangible and intangible things.
  • The audience was satiated with spectacular visual effects but craved a stronger story.
• "To satiate" (verb): The related verb form, meaning to satisfy fully.
  • A small snack was enough to satiate her hunger until dinner.

Variants and Related Words

• Satiate (verb): To satisfy a desire or need fully.
• Satiable (adjective): Capable of being satisfied.
• Satiety (noun): The state of being satiated; fullness beyond the point of satisfaction.

Synonyms

• Sated: Fully satisfied, especially in appetite.
• Full: Having eaten enough.
• Surfeited: Supplied or filled to excess, often leading to weariness or disgust.
• Gratified: Having one's desires fulfilled (often emotional rather than physical).

Antonyms

• Unsatiated: Not satisfied.
• Hungry: Feeling a need for food.
• Insatiable: Impossible to satisfy.
• Craving: Having a powerful desire for something.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction

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