Antonyms for satiation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : verb sey-shee-eyt; adjective sey-shee-it, -eyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈseɪ ʃiˌeɪt; adjective ˈseɪ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt


Definition of satiation

Origin :
  • 1630s, noun of action from satiate (v.).
  • noun fullness
Example sentences :
  • The strained cells, filled to satiation, were given more and more food.
  • Extract from : « The Leech » by Phillips Barbee
  • The promise of satiation, of inevitability, steeped his being in a pleasant lethargy.
  • Extract from : « Cytherea » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • Delicacies of fish and flesh and hitherto unheard-of fruits were served up to me to satiation.
  • Extract from : « The Portal of Dreams » by Charles Neville Buck
  • To work for any other end than satiation, it is necessary that man should feel wants beyond the want created by mere hunger.
  • Extract from : « Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II » by William Roscher
  • Somewhat nettled she showed displeasure, charged him with the fickleness of satiation.
  • Extract from : « Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) » by James S. De Benneville
  • He seeks those things that satisfy the senses, he attempts the satiation of the lower cravings.
  • Extract from : « Rudolph Eucken » by Abel J. Jones
  • The only ambition of this great powerful frame was to do nothing, to grovel in idleness and satiation from hour to hour.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for satiation

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