satiety

noun

sa·​ti·​ety sə-ˈtī-ə-tē 

also

ˈsā-sh(ē-)ə- 

1

a

: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to satisfaction : fullness

b

dated : indulgence in something (such as food or drink) to excess : surfeit

2

dated : revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or excess

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Is This History of satiety Enough?

You may have accurately guessed that satiety is related to satisfy, satiate (meaning "to satisfy fully or to excess"), and sate (which means "to glut" or "to satisfy to the full"). Satiety, along with the others, ultimately comes from the Latin word satis, which means "enough." English speakers apparently couldn't get enough of satis- derived words in the 15th and 16th centuries, when all of these words entered the language. Satiety itself was borrowed into English in the mid-1500s from the Middle French word satieté of the same meaning.

Examples of satiety in a Sentence

eating beyond the point of satiety

Recent Examples on the Web

The food was engineered to override satiety — proven, not suggested. —Cole Hanson, STAT, 22 May 2026

This satiety effect can also help support a more stable mood throughout the morning. —Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 20 May 2026

High-protein foods like skyr can also support satiety and feelings of fullness. —Merve Ceylan, Health, 15 May 2026

These medications work in part by increasing feelings of fullness and satiety, helping users eat less at meals and snack less frequently. —Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 14 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for satiety

• gaiety
• piety
• antianxiety
• intersociety
• anxiety
• impiety
• propriety
• sobriety
• society
• variety
• contrariety
• impropriety

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Kids Definition

satiety

noun

sa·​ti·​ety sə-ˈtī-ət-ē 

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

Medical Definition

satiety

noun

sa·​ti·​ety

sə-ˈtī-ət-ē also ˈsā-sh(ē-)ət-

plural satieties

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