noun
- the feeling of being completely satisfied, especially with food; fullness
Usage: formal
Examples
- After the large meal, a feeling of satiety settled over the dinner guests.
- The rich dessert brought him to complete satiety.
- She ate slowly, waiting for the natural signals of satiety.
- The hormone leptin helps regulate satiety in the human body.
- His satiety was so complete that he couldn’t imagine eating again for hours.
- The buffet offered so many choices that reaching satiety was inevitable.