INSATIABLE

insatiate, insatiable, unsatiable

(adjective) impossible to satisfy; “an insatiate appetite”; “an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore”; “his passion for work was unsatiable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

insatiable (comparative more insatiable, superlative most insatiable)

Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "insatiable" is often applied: appetite, desire, curiosity, thirst, hunger, need, greed.

Noun

insatiable (plural insatiables)

One who or that which cannot be satiated.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


In*sa"tia*ble, a. Etym: [F. insatiable, L. ionsatiabilis. See In- not, and Satiable.]

Definition: Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire. "Insatiable of glory." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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