satiety

Satiety is the state of having more than enough.

(noun)

An example of satiety is having just devoured plate after plate of food at a buffet.

See satiety in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the state of being satiated; surfeit

Origin: Fr satiété < OFr sazieted < L satietas

See satiety in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The condition of being full or gratified beyond the point of satisfaction; surfeit.

Origin:

Origin: French satiete

Origin: , from Old French saciete

Origin: , from Latin satietās

Origin: , from satis, sufficient; see sā- in Indo-European roots

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