satisfying
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ//
That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.
adjective
- 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
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
Also a form of satisfypresent participle and gerund of satisfy
Forms
- comparative
- more satisfying
- superlative
- most satisfying
satisfying · That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.
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