Standard Lemma guide

satisfying

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
  • Tajik: қаноатбахш (qanoatbaxš) — that satisfies