Crossword clues for satiation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Satiation \Sa`ti*a"tion\, n. Satiety.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, noun of action from satiate (v.).
Wiktionary
n. The state of being satiate or sated, of being full, of being at maximum capacity.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Satiation may refer to:
- Satiety, feeling "full" and satisfied after eating; the cessation of hunger. See also Cholecystokinin-mediated satiety.
- Economic satiation, where increasing the amount of a good reduces the worth of each individual unit of it
- Predator satiation, an anti-predator adaptation involving high population densities of the prey
- Semantic satiation, where repetition of a word or phrase causes it to temporarily lose meaning
Usage examples of "satiation".
The best thing about satiation and slowing down on the eating is leaning back and feeling autolysis start in on what you ate and tending to your teeth while you gaze around the airy room at crowds and clumps of kids, observing behaviors and pathologies with a clear and sated head.
Halfway between the Needer and the Deliquescent Virgin, it was particularly handy after fights, or when you wanted to turn a man around again within the space of a few seconds (out of decrepit satiation it snatched shocking renewal).
While loving, they had continued to converse, silent only when their mutual need demanded satiation.
Immortality inside me, an expanded form of existence, the satiation of every perverted desireyou know, if I had it to do all over again, I might have made the deal slightly less attractive to the customers.
Immortality inside me, an expanded form of existence, the satiation of every perverted desire—.
His creaking gait, his grunts, his great gurglings at the prospect of messy satiation.
Frenery had outdone himself—as had the leading citizens of Esphania who had been unstinting in the supplies of food, the labor required, and in general the organization, so that everyone within the city, be they guest, resident, or innocent traveller, ate to satiation that night.