satiety

noun sa·ti·ety \sə-ˈtī-ə-tē also ˈsā-sh(ē-)ə-\

: a feeling or condition of being full after eating food

Full Definition of SATIETY

: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity : surfeit, fullness

: the revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or excess

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Middle French satieté, from Latin satietat-, satietas, from satis

First Known Use: 1541

Medical Dictionary

noun sa·ti·ety \sə-ˈtī-ət-ē also ˈsā-sh(ē-)ət-\

plural sa·ti·eties

: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity

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