Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SATE'LESS, a.

Insatiable; not capable of being satisfied.

SAT'EL-LITE, n. [Fr. and It. satellite; L. satelles. Qu. its alliance to sit or side.]

1. A secondary planet or moon; a small planet revolving round another. In the solar system, eighteen satellites have been discovered. The earth has one, called the moon, Jupiter four, Saturn seven, and Herschel six. – Morse.
2. A follower; an obsequious attendant or dependant.

SAT-EL-LI'TIOUS, a.

Consisting of satellites. – Cheyne.

SA'TIATE, a.

Filled to satiety; glutted; followed by with or of. The former is most common; as, satiate of applause. [Unusual.] – Pope.

SA'TIATE, v.t. [sa'shate; L. satiatus, from satio. See Sate.]

1. To fill; to satisfy appetite or desire; to feed to the full or to furnish enjoyment to the extent of desire; as, to satiate appetite or sense.
2. To fill to the extent of want; as, to satiate the earth or plants with water.
3. To glut; to fill beyond natural desire. He may be satiated, but not satisfied. – Norris.
4. To gratify desire to the utmost. I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be satiated with my blood. – K. Charles.
5. To saturate. [Now unusual. See Saturate.] – Newton.

SA-TI-A'TION, n.

The state of being filled. – Whitaker.

SA-TI'E-TY, n. [Fr. satieté; L. satietas. See Sate.]

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. – Hakewill. But thy words, with grace divine / Imbu'd, bring to their sweetness no satiety. – Milton.

SAT'IN, n. [Fr. satin; W. sidan, satin or silk; Sw. siden; Port. and Sp. seda; It. seta; Gr. and L. sindon; Ch. and Heb. סדין, Ar. سِدَانَهٌ sidanah.]

A species of glossy silk cloth, of a thick, close texture.

SAT-I-NET', n.

1. A thin species of satin.
2. A particular kind of woolen cloth.

SAT'IN-FLOW-ER, n.

A plant of the genus Lunaria.

SAT'ING, ppr.

Filling; glutting; satiating.

SAT'IN-SPAR, n.

A mineral, fibrous limestone. – Ure.

SAT'IRE, n. [Fr. satire; Sp. and L. satira; so named from sharpness, pungency. See Satyriasis.]

1. A discourse or poem in which wickedness or folly is exposed with severity. It differs from lampoon and pasquinade, in being general rather than personal. – Johnson.
2. Severity of remark. It differs from sarcasm, in not expressing contempt or scorn.

SA-TIR'IC, or SA-TIR'IC-AL, a. [L. satiricus; Fr. satirique.]

1. Belonging to satire; conveying satire; as, a satiric style.
2. Censorious; severe in language. Bacon.

SA-TIR'IC-AL-LY, adv.

With severity of remark; with invective; with intention to censure.

SAT'IR-IST, n.

One who writes satire. Wycherly, in his writings, is the sharpest satirist of his time. Granville.

SAT'IR-IZE, v.t. [Fr. satiriser.]

To censure with keenness or severity. It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. – Swift.

SAT'IR-IZ-ED, pp.

Severely censured.

SAT'IR-IZ-ING, ppr.

Censuring with severity.

SAT-IS-FAC'TION, n. [Fr. from L. satisfactio; It. soddisfazione. See Satisfy.]

1. That state of the mind which results from the full gratification of desire; repose of mind or contentment with present possession and enjoyment. Sensual pleasure affords no permanent satisfaction.
2. The act of pleasing or gratifying. The mind having a power to suspend the execution and satisfaction of its desires … – Locke.
3. Repose of the mind on the certainty of any thing; that state which results from relief from suspense, doubt or uncertainty; conviction. What satisfaction can you have? – Shak.
4. Gratification; that which pleases. Exchanging solid quiet to obtain / The windy satisfaction of the brain. – Dryden.
5. That which satisfies amends; recompense; compensation; indemnification; atonement. Satisfaction for damages, must be an equivalent; but satisfaction in many cases, may consist in concession or apology.
6. Payment; discharge; as, to receive a sum in full satisfaction of a debt; to enter satisfaction on record.

SAT-IS-FAC'TIVE, a.

Giving satisfaction. [Little used or not at all.] – Brown.

SAT-IS-FAC'TO-RI-LY, adv.

1. In a manner to give satisfaction or content.
2. In a manner to impress conviction or belief. The crime was satisfactorily proved.

SAT-IS-FAC'TO-RI-NESS, n.

The power of satisfying or giving content; as, the satisfactoriness of pleasure or enjoyment. – Boyle.

SAT-IS-FAC'TORY, a. [Fr. satisfactoire; Sp. satisfactorio.]

1. Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; particularly, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence; as, to give a satisfactory account of any remarkable transaction. A judge seeks for satisfactory evidence of guilt before he condemns.
2. Making amends, indemnification or recompense; causing to cease from claims and to rest content; atoning; as, to make satisfactory compensation, or a satisfactory apology for an offense. A most wise and sufficient means of salvation by the satisfactory and meritorious death and obedience of the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ. Sanderson.

SAT'IS-FI-A-BLE, a.

That may be satisfied.