satisfaction

English Online Dictionary. What means satisfaction‎? What does satisfaction mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English satisfaccioun, from Old French satisfaccion and Latin satisfactiō, satisfactiōnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
• Rhymes: -ækʃən

Noun

satisfaction (countable and uncountable, plural satisfactions)

1. A fulfilment of a need or desire.
2. The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment.
   • November 4, 1860, Henry David Thoreau, letter to Mr. D. R.

     This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.
3. The source of such gratification.
4. A reparation for an injury or loss.
5. A vindication for a wrong suffered.
6. (euphemistic) Sexual pleasure.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin satisfactiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃/

Noun

satisfaction f (uncountable)

1. satisfaction
2. fulfilment

   Synonym: assouvissement

3. pleasure

   Synonym: plaisir

Related terms

• satisfaire
• satiété
• assez

Further reading

• “satisfaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.