satisfaction

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
“
Every well-dressed gentleman has smiled, but then the source of his satisfaction has been the rags fluttering on the human carcases in the manufacturing districts.

View all »
Definitions (25)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (6)

  1. noun The fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite.
  2. noun Pleasure or contentment derived from such gratification.
  3. noun A source or means of gratification.
3 more from this dictionary »

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (13)

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (1)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (5)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • Please do not hesitate to call your flight attendant if you require an anodyne, and remember that your satisfaction is our prime directive. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
  • "But getting you to explain to my satisfaction is the same as trying to pull a tooth, I swear it." —  Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior
  • Copyediting • Quality - producing translations that don't read like translations • Accuracy and consistency - translating each customer's words according to each AIMS customer's specific needs • Speed and efficiency - meeting deadlines • Partnership - establishing an ongoing relationship of mutual trust with our customers Your satisfaction is our mission —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Part of my satisfaction was actually relief; "prompter" speeches are not John S. McCain's forte. —  Blogrunner
  • In the end, my satisfaction was their concern and for that I am grateful and thankful. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
More examples »
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 216 times.

stop updating
On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Add a related word »
Related

Roget's II Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Allen's Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

Suggestions Wordniks Suggest

Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

delight ·  enjoyment ·  amusement ·  sympathy ·  pride ·  relief ·  comfort ·  triumph ·  anger ·  disappointment ·  appreciation
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Etymologies (2)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin satisfactiō, satisfactiōn-, amends, from satisfactus, past participle of satisfacere, to satisfy; see satisfy.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (1)

  1. from Middle English satisfaccioun, from Old French satisfaction, satisfactiun, satisfacion, French satisfaction = Provencal satisfactio = Spanish satisfaccion = Portuguese satisfacção = Italian satisfazione, soddisfazione, from Latin satisfactio(n-), satisfaction, from satisfacere, past participle satisfactus, satisfy: see satisfy.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »
/sætɪsˈfækʃən/
by American Heritage

Charts
frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about twice a day.

Recently looked up

riprap · john · desktop · fawn · potato

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

be careful! the razor is razor-sharp! · minty-fresh death threat · please stop sucking the monkeybread · beauregard · unicycle hockey