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satisfying

adjectiveverbattested in dialogue

  • //ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ//

That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.

adjective

  1. 1

    That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.

    [T]he Standing Evidences of the Truth of the Goſpel, tho' in themſelves moſt firm, ſolid, and ſatisfying, yet make but faint Impreſſions on the Minds of many Chriſtians; […]

    As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.

  2. 2

    Pleasing to certain sensory channels in neurocognition, especially auditory and tactile ones synesthetically via ASMR.

Etymology

Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy English -ing English satisfying From satisfy + -ing.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of satisfypresent participle and gerund of satisfy

Forms

comparative
more satisfying
superlative
most satisfying
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Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).