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SATIATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of achieving full gratification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("satiation" is a kind of...):

gratification (the act or an instance of satisfying)

Derivation:

satiate (fill to satisfaction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more

Synonyms:

repletion; satiation; satiety

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("satiation" is a kind of...):

fullness (the condition of being filled to capacity)

Credits