Syn. — To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill; surfeit; glut. — Satiate, Satisfy, Content. These words
differ principally in degree. To content is to make contented, even though every desire or appetite is
not fully gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the longings of desire. To satiate is to fill so completely
that it is not possible to receive or enjoy more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in.
Content with science in the vale of peace.
Pope.
His whole felicity is endless strife;
No peace, no satisfaction, crowns his life.
Beaumont.
He may be satiated, but not satisfied.
Norris. Satiation
(Sa`ti*a"tion) n. Satiety.
Satiety
(Sa*ti"e*ty) n. [L. satietas, from satis, sat, enough: cf. F. satiété.] The state of being satiated or
glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an
excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion; satiation.
In all pleasures there is satiety.
Hakewill.
But thy words, with grace divine
Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety.
Milton. Syn. — Repletion; satiation; surfeit; cloyment.
Satin
(Sat"in) n. [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino, from seta silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff
hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. sz-tün, sz- twan. Cf. Sateen.] A silk
cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.
Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue.
Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes.
— Farmer's satin. See under Farmer. — Satin bird (Zoöl.), an Australian bower bird. Called also
satin grackle. — Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4. — Satin spar. (Min.) (a) A fine fibrous variety
of calcite, having a pearly luster. (b) A similar variety of gypsum. — Satin sparrow (Zoöl.), the shining
flycatcher (Myiagra nitida) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish
green with a metallic luster. — Satin stone, satin spar.
Satinet
(Sat`i*net") n. [F., fr. satin. See Satin.]
1. A thin kind of satin.
2. A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers.
Satinwood
(Sat"in*wood`) n. (Bot.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree It
takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of
prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribæum) growing in Florida and the West Indies.
Satiny
(Sat"in*y) a. Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture.
Sation
(Sa"tion) n. [L. satio, fr. serere, satum, to sow.] A sowing or planting. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Satire
(Sat"ire) n. [L. satira, satura, fr. satura (sc. lanx) a dish filled with various kinds of fruits, food
composed of various ingredients, a mixture, a medley, fr. satur full of food, sated, fr. sat, satis, enough: cf.
F. satire. See Sate, Sad, a., and cf. Saturate.]
1. A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of
what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal.
