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Webster 1913 Edition


Satisfaction

Satˊis-fac′tion

,
Noun.
[OE.
satisfaccioun
, F.
satisfaction
, fr. L.
satisfactio
, fr.
satisfacere
to satisfy. See
Satisfy
.]
1.
The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting from compliance with its desires or demands.
The mind having a power to suspend the execution and
satisfaction
of any of its desires.
Locke.
2.
Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation.
We shall make full
satisfaction
.
Shakespeare
3.
That which satisfies or gratifies; atonement.
Die he, or justice must; unless for him
Some other, able, and as willing, pay
The rigid
satisfaction
, death for death.
Milton.
Syn. – Contentment; content; gratification; pleasure; recompense; compensation; amends; remuneration; indemnification; atonement.

Webster 1828 Edition


Satisfaction

SATISFAC'TION

,
Noun.
[L. satisfactio. See Satisfy.]
1.
That state of the mind which results from the full gratification of desire; repose of mind or contentment with present possession and enjoyment. Sensual pleasure affords no permanent satisfaction.
2.
The act of pleasing or gratifying.
The mind having a power to suspend the execution and satisfaction of its desires -
3.
Repose of the mind on the certainty of any thing; that state which results from relief from suspense, doubt or uncertainty; conviction.
What satisfaction can you have?
4.
Gratification; that which pleases.
Exchanging solid quiet to obtain the windy satisfaction of the brain.
5.
That which satisfies; amends; recompense; compensation; indemnification; atonement. Satisfaction for damages, must be an equivalent; but satisfaction in many cases, may consist in concession or apology.
6.
Payment; discharge; as, to receive a sum in full satisfaction of a debt; to enter satisfaction on record.

Definition 2024


satisfaction

satisfaction

English

Noun

satisfaction (plural satisfactions)

  1. A fulfillment of a need or desire.
    He enjoyed the dish with great satisfaction. He'll order it again the next time he arrives.
  2. The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment.
    • Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
      This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.
    • 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter I”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
      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 figurea glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff.
  3. The source of such gratification.
  4. A reparation for an injury or loss.
  5. A vindication for a wrong suffered.

Translations


French

Etymology

From Latin satisfactio.

Pronunciation

Noun

satisfaction f (uncountable)

  1. satisfaction
  2. fulfilment
  3. pleasure

Synonyms