Standard Lemma guide

satisfaction

noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ækʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: S AE2 T AH0 S F AE1 K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S AE2 T IH0 S F AE1 K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fulfilment of a need or desire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The pleasure obtained by the fulfillment of one or more needs or desires; a sense of contentment with one's situation and achievements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • November 4, 1860, Henry David Thoreau, letter to Mr. D. R. This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The source of such gratification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A reparation for an injury or loss.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amends, recompense, remuneration, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, quittal, recompensation, redress, relief, reparation, requital, requite, restitution, satisfaction

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A vindication for a wrong suffered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The count demanded satisfaction in the form of a duel at dawn.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Sexual pleasure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the satisfaction of their demand for better services

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change

Narrower terms: gratification

8

noun

Meaning 8

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: dissatisfaction

Broader terms: contentment

Narrower terms: pride, complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self-satisfaction, fulfillment, fulfilment, gloat, gloating, glee

9

noun

Meaning 9

compensation for a wrong

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: atonement, expiation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress

10

noun

Meaning 10

(law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the full and final satisfaction of the claim

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: payment

11

noun

Meaning 11

state of being gratified or satisfied

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • dull repetitious work gives no gratification
  • to my immense gratification he arrived on time

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gratification

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: emotional state, spirit

Narrower terms: quality of life, comfort

History

Etymology

From Middle English satisfaccioun, from Old French satisfaccion and Latin satisfactiō, satisfactiōnis.

Across languages

Translations

157 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kënaqësi — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Arabic: رِضَا (riḍā) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Arabic: إِشْبَاع (ʔišbāʕ) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Arabic: اِرْتِيَاح (irtiyāḥ) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Arabic: إِرْضَاء (ʔirḍāʔ) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Armenian: բավարարում (bavararum) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Armenian: գոհացում (gohacʻum) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Belarusian: здавальне́нне (zdavalʹnjénnje) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Bulgarian: удовлетворе́ние (udovletvorénie) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Bulgarian: задово́лство (zadovólstvo) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Catalan: satisfacció — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿意 /满意 (mǎnyì) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿足 /满足 (mǎnzú) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Czech: uspokojení — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Danish: tilfredsstillelse — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Dutch: voldoening — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Dutch: bevrediging — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Esperanto: kontentigo — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Estonian: rahulolu — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Estonian: rahuldus — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Finnish: tyydytys — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • French: satisfaction — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Galician: satisfacción — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Georgian: კმაყოფილება (ḳmaq̇opileba) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Georgian: დაკმაყოფილება (daḳmaq̇opileba) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • German: Befriedigung — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Greek: ικανοποίηση (ikanopoíisi) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Hindi: संतुष्टि (santuṣṭi) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Hindi: संतोष (santoṣ) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Hindi: तृप्ति (tŕpti) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Hindi: कृतकृत्यता (kŕtkŕtyatā) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Hungarian: kielégítés — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Icelandic: fullnæging — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Irish: sásamh — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Italian: soddisfazione — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Japanese: 満足 (manzoku) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Kazakh: қанағаттандыру (qanağattandyru) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Kazakh: қанағаттану (qanağattanu) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Korean: 만족 (manjok) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Kyrgyz: канааттандыруу (kanaattandıruu) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Latin: fructus — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Latvian: apmierinātība — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Latvian: apmierinājums — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Lithuanian: pasitenkinimas — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Lithuanian: patenkinimas — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Macedonian: задоволство (zadovolstvo) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Māori: wanea — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Māori: ngata — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Māori: mokori — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilfredshet — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilfredsstillelse — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Pashto: قناعت (qenā'at) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Persian: رِضا (rezâ) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Persian: قَناعَت (qanâ'at) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Persian: اِرضاء (erzâ') — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Plautdietsch: Befrädjunk — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Polish: zadowolenie — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Polish: satysfakcja — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Portuguese: satisfação — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Quechua: saksay — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Romanian: satisfacție — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Romanian: satisfacere — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Russian: удовлетворе́ние (udovletvorénije) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Sanskrit: तर्पण (tarpaṇa) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Scottish Gaelic: sàsachadh — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Serbo-Croatian: задово̀љство — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Serbo-Croatian: zadovòljstvo — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Slovak: uspokojenie — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Slovene: zadovoljstvo — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Spanish: satisfacción — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Swedish: tillfredsställning — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Swedish: tillfredsställelse — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Tajik: ризо (rizo) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Tajik: қаноат (qanoat) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Tajik: таъмин (ta'min) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Telugu: తృప్తి (tr̥pti) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Thai: ความพอใจ (kwaam-pɔɔ-jai) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Tocharian B: soylñe — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Turkish: tatmin — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Ottoman Turkish: اقناع (iknâʼ) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Ukrainian: задово́лення (zadovólennja) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Urdu: قَناعَت (qanā'at) — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Vietnamese: sự thỏa mãn — fulfillment of a need or desire
  • Albanian: kënaqësi — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Bulgarian: удово́лствие (udovólstvie) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Catalan: satisfacció — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 愉快 — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稱心 /称心 (chènxīn) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Danish: tilfredshed — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Dutch: tevredenheid — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Esperanto: kontenteco — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Finnish: mielihyvä — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Finnish: tyydytys — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Georgian: კმაყოფილება (ḳmaq̇opileba) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • German: Zufriedenheit — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Greek: ικανοποίηση (ikanopoíisi) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Hindi: संतुष्टि (santuṣṭi) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Hungarian: elégedettség — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Hungarian: megelégedés — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Hungarian: kielégülés — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Hungarian: megnyugvás — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Irish: sástacht — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Irish: sásamh — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Italian: soddisfazione — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Japanese: 満悦 (manetsu) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Japanese: 充足 (jūsoku) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Japanese: 充実 (jūjitsu) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Malay: kepuasan — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Māori: wanea — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Māori: uruhautanga — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Marathi: समाधान (samādhān) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Polish: zadowolenie — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Polish: satysfakcja — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Portuguese: satisfação — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Romanian: satisfacție — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Russian: удовлетворённость (udovletvorjónnostʹ) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Russian: удово́льствие (udovólʹstvije) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Scottish Gaelic: sàsachadh — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Swedish: belåtenhet — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Ukrainian: задово́лення (zadovólennja) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Ukrainian: задово́леність (zadovólenistʹ) — pleasure obtained by such fulfillment
  • Catalan: satisfacció — source of such gratification
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿意 /满意 (mǎnyì) — source of such gratification
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿足 /满足 (mǎnzú) — source of such gratification
  • Finnish: tyydytys — source of such gratification
  • Finnish: täyttymys — source of such gratification
  • Portuguese: satisfação — source of such gratification
  • Romanian: satisfacție — source of such gratification
  • Catalan: satisfacció — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Finnish: hyvitys — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Finnish: vahingonkorvaus — reparation for an injury or loss
  • German: Satisfaktion — reparation for an injury or loss
  • German: Genugtuung — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Greek: ικανοποίηση (ikanopoíisi) — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Hungarian: elégtétel — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Hungarian: kártérítés — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Hungarian: kárpótlás — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Hungarian: jóvátétel — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Hungarian: kiegyenlítés — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Irish: sásamh — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Japanese: 補償 (hoshō) — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Japanese: 賠償 (baishō) — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Japanese: 償い (tsugunai) — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Portuguese: satisfação — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Portuguese: retribuição — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Romanian: satisfacție — reparation for an injury or loss
  • Catalan: satisfacció — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Finnish: hyvitys — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Hungarian: elégtétel — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Irish: sásamh — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Japanese: 補償 (hoshō) — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Japanese: 賠償 (baishō) — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Japanese: 償い (tsugunai) — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Macedonian: задоволство (zadovolstvo) — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Portuguese: satisfação — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Portuguese: retribuição — vindication for a wrong suffered
  • Romanian: satisfacție — vindication for a wrong suffered
Real reading context

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