insatiable

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Impossible to satisfy or fulfill.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    One who or that which cannot be satiated.

Examples

  • Dan had an insatiable appetite towards violence.

  • Sami was completely unaware of the insatiable greed driving Layla.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈseɪʃi.əbəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.

More examples

In context

  • Tom has an insatiable appetite.

  • Guestling, who adds an insatiable jealousy to his other domestic virtues, vetoed the new acquaintance and thenceforward the two met hurriedly and furtively in town.

  • Such an appointment would realize my fondest dreams. But no, at any sacrifice, I must set bounds to my insatiable ambition!

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After not eating for three days, his hunger became so blank that he could not stop eating.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Inherited from Middle English insaciable, from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Late Latin insatiabilis. By surface analysis, in- + satiable.