adj · verb · 5 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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/ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET:S AE1 T IH0 S F AY2 IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: satiating
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Pleasing to certain sensory channels in neurocognition, especially auditory and tactile ones synesthetically via ASMR.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of satisfy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
providing freedom from worry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comforting, cheering
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
providing abundant nourishment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a hearty meal
good solid food
ate a substantial breakfast
four square meals a day
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hearty, solid, square, substantial
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy English -ing English satisfying From satisfy + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
令人滿意的 /令人满意的
(lìngrén mǎnyì de)
— that satisfies
Chinese Mandarin:
令人高興的 /令人高兴的
(lìngrén gāoxìng de)
— that satisfies
Dutch:
bevredigend
— that satisfies
Esperanto:
kontentiga
— that satisfies
Finnish:
tyydyttävä
— that satisfies
German:
befriedigend
— that satisfies
German:
zufriedenstellend
— that satisfies
Hungarian:
kielégítő
— that satisfies
Hungarian:
megnyugtató
— that satisfies
Hungarian:
jóleső
— that satisfies
Italian:
soddisfacente
— that satisfies
Latin:
satiāns
— that satisfies
Māori:
nanea
— that satisfies
Persian:
رضایتبخش
(rezâyat-baxš)
— that satisfies
Persian:
خرسندیآور
(xorsandi-âvar)
— that satisfies
Persian:
قناعتبخش
(qanâ'at-baxš)
— that satisfies
Portuguese:
satisfatório
— that satisfies
Russian:
удовлетвори́тельный
(udovletvorítelʹnyj)
— that satisfies
Sanskrit:
पूर
(pūra)
— that satisfies
Spanish:
satisfaciente
— that satisfies
Spanish:
satisfacedor
— that satisfies
Swedish:
tillfredsställande
— that satisfies
Tajik:
ризоятбахш
(rizoyatbaxš)
— that satisfies
Tajik:
хурсандиовар
(xursandiovar)
— that satisfies