different between satisfactory vs satiate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfact?rius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaci?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæt?s?fækt(?)?i/
• Rhymes: -ækt??i

Adjective

satisfactory (comparative more satisfactory, superlative most satisfactory)

1. Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

   The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.
2. Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
3. (theology) Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.

Usage notes

Although structurally similar (both being derived from satisfy and describing that which produces satisfaction), satisfactory (def. 1) and satisfying differ in connotation. Satisfactory connotes "adequate, conforming to standards," while satisfying connotes "pleasing, or sufficient to remove any feeling of lack." An answer to a question or the outcome of a situation, for example, could be satisfactory without being satisfying, if it met the requirements but left one wanting more.

Derived terms

• satisfactorily (adv)
• unsatisfactory (adj)

Related terms

• satisfaction (n)
• satisfied (adj)

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare (“to fill full, satiate”), from sat + satis (“sufficient”) + satur (“full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se???e?t/

Verb

satiate (third-person singular simple present satiates, present participle satiating, simple past and past participle satiated)

1. (transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.

   Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.

2. (transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.

Usage notes

Used interchangeably with, and more common than, sate.

Synonyms

• sate

Derived terms

• satiated

Translations

Adjective

satiate (comparative more satiate, superlative most satiate)

1. Filled to satisfaction or to excess.

Related terms

• sate
• satiation
• satiety
• satisfaction
• satisfactory
• satisfy

References

Further reading

• satiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• satiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• satiate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Verb

sati?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sati?

Participle

sati?te

1. vocative masculine singular of sati?tus

References

• satiate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press