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Webster 1913 Edition
Satiety
Sa-ti′e-ty
,Noun.
[L.
satietas
, from satis
, sat
, enough: cf. F. satiété
.] The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion; satiation.
In all pleasures there is
satiety
. Hakewill.
But thy words, with grace divine
Imbued, bring to their sweetness no
Imbued, bring to their sweetness no
satiety
. Milton.
Syn. – Repletion; satiation; surfeit; cloyment.
Webster 1828 Edition
Satiety
SATI'ETY
,Noun.
Properly, fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire; but it usually implies fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or lothing; state of being glutted.
In all pleasures there is satiety.
- But thy words, with grace divine imbu'd, bring to their sweetness no satiety.