satisfaction

English

Etymology

From Latin satisfactio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

satisfaction (plural satisfactions)

1. A fulfillment of a need or desire.

   He enjoyed the dish with great satisfaction. He'll order it again the next time he arrives.

2. The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment.

   "This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction." - Henry David Thoreau

3. The source of such gratification.
4. A reparation for an injury or loss.
5. A vindication for a wrong suffered.

Translations

fulfillment of a need or desire

Arabic: رضا (ar) (riDaa) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 滿意 (cmn), 满意 (cmn) (mǎnyì), 滿足 (cmn), 滿足 (cmn) (mǎnzú) Czech: uspokojení (cs) n. Esperanto: kontentigo (eo) Finnish: tyydytys (fi) German: Befriedigung (de) f. Greek: ικανοποίηση (el) (ikanopoíisi) f.

Hungarian: megelégedés (hu), elégedettség (hu) Japanese: 満足 (ja) (まんぞく, manzoku) Korean: 만족 (ko) (manjok) (滿足 (ko)) Romanian: satisfacție (ro) f., satisfacere (ro) Russian: удовлетворение (ru) (udovletvorénije) n. Scottish Gaelic: sàsachadh (gd) m. Swedish: tillfredsställning (sv) c. Thai: ความพอใจ (th) (khwaam phaawjai) Turkish: tatmin (tr)

pleasure obtained by such fulfillment

Chinese: Mandarin: 愉快 (cmn) (yúkuài), 稱心 (cmn), 称心 (cmn) (chènxīn) Finnish: mielihyvä, tyydytys Greek: ικανοποίηση (el) (ikanopoíisi) f. Japanese: (for desire) 満悦 (ja) (まんえつ, manetsu); (mainly pleasure) 充足 (ja) (じゅうそく, jūsoku), 充実 (ja) (じゅうじつ, jūjitsu)

Romanian: satisfacție (ro) f. Russian: удовлетворённость (ru) (udovletvorjónnost’) f. Scottish Gaelic: sàsachadh (gd) m.

source of such gratification

Chinese: Mandarin: 滿意 (cmn), 满意 (cmn) (mǎnyì), 滿足 (cmn), 滿足 (cmn) (mǎnzú)

Finnish: tyydytys, täyttymys Romanian: satisfacție (ro) f.

reparation for an injury or loss

Finnish: hyvitys (fi), vahingonkorvaus (fi) Greek: ικανοποίηση (el) (ikanopoíisi) f. Hungarian: kielégítés (hu)

Japanese: 補償 (ja) (ほしょう, hoshō), 賠償 (ja) (ばいしょう, baishō), 償い (ja) (つぐない, tsugunai) Romanian: satisfacție (ro) f.

vindication for a wrong suffered

Finnish: hyvitys (fi) Japanese: 補償 (ja) (ほしょう, hoshō), 賠償 (ja) (ばいしょう, baishō), 償い (ja) (つぐない, tsugunai)

Macedonian: задоволство (mk) (zadovolstvo) n. Romanian: satisfacție (ro) f.

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Arabic: رضا (ríɖa) f. Mandarin: 滿足, 满足 (mǎnzú) Dutch: voldoening (nl) f. French: satisfaction (fr) f. Italian: soddisfazione (it) f.

Korean: 만족 (manjok) Norwegian: tilfredsstillelse m. (1,2,3), oppreisning (4,5) Portuguese: satisfação (pt) f. Spanish: satisfacción (es) f. Telugu: తృప్తి (tRpti)