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
Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Dec. 2025
To improve upon Ozempic, drugmakers have started targeting GLP-1 in combination with other hormones linked to hunger and satiety.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
Normally when people eat regular meals throughout the day, consuming food triggers a cascade of different hormones that signal hunger, aid digestion, manage blood sugar levels and cause satiety or fullness.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Nov. 2025
Benefits of high-fiber diets Some key benefits of a high-fiber diet include satiety and weight management, glycemic control, cardiovascular health and colorectal cancer prevention, Attia said.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Satiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satiety. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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