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satisfaction
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin satisfactio, satisfactionis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæt?s?fæk??n/
- Rhymes: -æk??n
Noun
satisfaction (countable and uncountable, plural satisfactions)
- A fulfilment of a need or desire.
- The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment.
- November 4, 1860, Henry David Thoreau, letter to Mr. D. R.
- This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.
- Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff.
- November 4, 1860, Henry David Thoreau, letter to Mr. D. R.
- The source of such gratification.
- A reparation for an injury or loss.
- A vindication for a wrong suffered.
Translations
Derived terms
- satisfaction note
- satisfaction piece
- satisfaction theory of atonement
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin satisfactio, satisfactionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.tis.fak.sj??/
Noun
satisfaction f (uncountable)
- satisfaction
- fulfilment
- pleasure
Synonyms
- (fulfilment): assouvissement
- (pleasure): plaisir
Further reading
- “satisfaction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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exhilaration
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
exhilaration (countable and uncountable, plural exhilarations)
- The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
- The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.
Related terms
- exhilarate
- hilarious
- Hilary
Translations
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