Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of achieving full gratification: The process of completely satisfying a desire, need, or appetite.
   • The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more: The condition resulting from having one's needs or desires fully met, often to the point where no more is wanted or can be accepted.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The satiation of hunger is a basic human need. (The complete satisfaction of hunger is a basic human need.)
  • After the large meal, a feeling of satiation made it impossible to eat dessert. (After the large meal, a state of satisfactory fullness made it impossible to eat dessert.)
  • The constant repetition of the song led to its satiation; I never want to hear it again. (The constant repetition of the song led to its state of being overly satisfied; I never want to hear it again.)

Advanced Usage

• "To the point of satiation": Until one is completely satisfied or full.
  • He ate the delicious food to the point of satiation.
• "Sensory satiation": The diminished effectiveness or pleasure of a stimulus after prolonged exposure.
  • Sensory satiation explains why you stop noticing a constant background noise.

Variants and Related Words

• Satiate (verb): To satisfy (a desire or an appetite) fully.
  • The feast was enough to satiate everyone.
• Satiable (adjective): Capable of being satiated.
  • Human curiosity is not easily satiable.
• Insatiable (adjective): Impossible to satiate or satisfy.
  • He has an insatiable appetite for knowledge.

Synonyms

• Satisfaction: Fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs.
• Fullness: The state of being filled to capacity.
• Repletion: The condition of being fully supplied or filled.

Antonyms

• Hunger: A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food.
• Desire: A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
• Craving: A powerful desire for something.

Noun

1. the act of achieving full gratification
2. the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more