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Definition of "satiety" [sa•ti•e•ty]

  • The condition of being full or gratified beyond the point of satisfaction; surfeit. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "satiety" in a sentence
  • "Toxins slow down the time it takes for you to feel full this is called the satiety response time."
  • "By including protein, you add what is called satiety value to each meal and snack."
  • "Then he also resolved on taking his degrees in vice; but, unlike others, he did so _with disgust_, and he called satiety, not the _quantity_, but the _quality_ of the aliment."