Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satiety

/səˈtaɪ̯ɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: sa-ti-e-ty
IPA: /səˈtaɪ̯ɪti/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being satiated.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Eating half of that loaf of bread has left me in a state of utter satiety."
"Satiety and mortification are the extremes of vanity, and both are equally attended by envy, hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness."
"Surgical techniques have also been instrumental in understanding the pathways leading to satiety..."
"On the other hand, early satiety did not correlate with delayed gastric emptying..."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French satieté, from Latin satietas.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *seh₂-, satietas

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

satieties (plural) saciety (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

satietogenic unsatiety

Frequently Paired Words

insatiety satiate satiated

Synonyms

repletion satiatedness satiation

Antonyms

hunger appetite

Rhymes With

variety notoriety sobriety piety propriety impiety ebriety saciety anxiety

Questions

How do you pronounce satiety?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈtaɪ̯ɪti/.
What does satiety mean?: The state of being satiated.
Where does satiety come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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