Satisfaction Meaning
/sætɪsˈfækʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA fulfilment of a need or desire.
nounThe pleasure obtained by the fulfillment of one or more needs or desires; a sense of contentment with one's situation and achievements.
Sentence Examples
It would be a satisfaction to me.
We hope this will be to your satisfaction.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After finishing the difficult project, he felt a deep sense of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She felt a deep sense of ____ after completing the challenging project ahead of schedule.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English satisfaccioun, from Old French satisfaccion and Latin satisfactiō, satisfactiōnis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The witch, repository of hieratic lore and folk legends and occult arcana, became the distributor of philtres and unguents, electuaries and pastilles, herbs and charms and incantations - directed toward sexual pleasures and amatory satisfactions."
— 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 223:
"Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff."
— 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
"He is knight dubb'd with vnhatche'd Rapier, and on carpet conſideration, but he is a diuell in priuate brall, soules and bodies hath he diuorc'd three, and his incenſement at this moment is ſo implacable, that ſatisfaction can be none, but by pangs of death and ſepulcher: Hob, nob, is his word: giu't or take't."
— c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], page 269:
"To young man who enjoys receiving oral satisfaction, this BiWM will give you all you want."
— 1976 April 10, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 18:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After finishing the difficult project, he felt a deep sense of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She felt a deep sense of ____ after completing the challenging project ahead of schedule.