satiety
noun
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Is This History of satiety Enough?
You may have accurately guessed that satiety is related to satisfy, satiate (meaning "to satisfy fully or to excess"), and sate (which means "to glut" or "to satisfy to the full"). Satiety, along with the others, ultimately comes from the Latin word satis, which means "enough." English speakers apparently couldn't get enough of satis- derived words in the 15th and 16th centuries, when all of these words entered the language. Satiety itself was borrowed into English in the mid-1500s from the Middle French word satieté of the same meaning.
Examples of satiety in a Sentence
Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2026
The fiber can promote satiety and help prevent late-night overeating.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
Amylin is another hormone that promotes satiety and slows gastric emptying.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
Nutritional strategies that promote satiety and lower insulin — such as low-carbohydrate and particularly ketogenic diets — enable the body to use fat as its primary fuel source, thereby improving insulin sensitivity and overall metabolic health.
—Bret Scher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Satiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satiety. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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