Standard Lemma guide

satisfactory

adj · noun · 7 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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  • /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/
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  • rhymes with -æktəɹi
  • CMU ARPABET: S AE2 T AH0 S F AE1 K T R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S AE2 T IH0 S F AE1 K T ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

giving satisfaction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • satisfactory living conditions
  • his grades were satisfactory

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unsatisfactory

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

meeting requirements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the step makes a satisfactory seat

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acceptable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բավարար (bavarar) — adequate or sufficient
  • Asturian: satisfactoriu — adequate or sufficient
  • Belarusian: здавальня́ючы (zdavalʹnjájučy) — adequate or sufficient
  • Belarusian: здаво́льны (zdavólʹny) — adequate or sufficient
  • Bulgarian: задоволи́телен (zadovolítelen) — adequate or sufficient
  • Catalan: satisfactori — adequate or sufficient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完滿的 /完满的 (wánmǎn de) — adequate or sufficient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿足的 /满足的 (mǎnzú de) — adequate or sufficient
  • Czech: uspokojivý — adequate or sufficient
  • Danish: tilfredsstillende — adequate or sufficient
  • Dutch: bevredigend — adequate or sufficient
  • Estonian: rahuldav — adequate or sufficient
  • Finnish: tyydyttävä — adequate or sufficient
  • French: satisfaisant — adequate or sufficient
  • Galician: satisfactorio — adequate or sufficient
  • Georgian: დამაკმაყოფილებელი (damaḳmaq̇opilebeli) — adequate or sufficient
  • German: befriedigend — adequate or sufficient
  • German: zufriedenstellend — adequate or sufficient
  • Greek: ικανοποιητικός (ikanopoiitikós) — adequate or sufficient
  • Hungarian: kielégítő — adequate or sufficient
  • Icelandic: ásættanlegur — adequate or sufficient
  • Indonesian: memuaskan — adequate or sufficient
  • Japanese: 満足 (manzoku) — adequate or sufficient
  • Korean: 만족스럽다 (manjokseureopda) — adequate or sufficient
  • Malay: memuaskan — adequate or sufficient
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilfredsstillende — adequate or sufficient
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilstrekkelig — adequate or sufficient
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fyllestgjørende — adequate or sufficient
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fullgod — adequate or sufficient
  • Persian: کافی (kâfi) — adequate or sufficient
  • Persian: بسنده (basande) — adequate or sufficient
  • Pohnpeian: itamwahu — adequate or sufficient
  • Polish: zadowalający — adequate or sufficient
  • Portuguese: satisfatório — adequate or sufficient
  • Romanian: satisfăcător — adequate or sufficient
  • Russian: удовлетвори́тельный (udovletvorítelʹnyj) — adequate or sufficient
  • Spanish: satisfactorio — adequate or sufficient
  • Swedish: tillfredsställande — adequate or sufficient
  • Swedish: fullgod — adequate or sufficient
  • Tajik: кофӣ (kofi) — adequate or sufficient
  • Tajik: басанда (basanda) — adequate or sufficient
  • Telugu: సంతృప్తికరం (santr̥ptikaraṁ) — adequate or sufficient
  • Thai: น่าพอใจ (nâa pɔɔ jai) — adequate or sufficient
  • Turkish: tatminkâr — adequate or sufficient
  • Ukrainian: задові́льний (zadovílʹnyj) — adequate or sufficient
  • Vietnamese: đạt yêu cầu — adequate or sufficient
  • Vietnamese: tốt đẹp — adequate or sufficient
Real reading context

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