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SATIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of achieving full gratification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("satiation" is a kind of...):
gratification (the act or an instance of satisfying)
Derivation:
satiate (fill to satisfaction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("satiation" is a kind of...):
fullness (the condition of being filled to capacity)