satisfying

English

Etymology

From satisfy +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

satisfying (comparative more satisfying, superlative most satisfying)

1. That satisfies, gratifies or pleases.
   • 2012 January, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 1, page 31:

     As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.

Antonyms

• dissatisfying
• unsatisfying

Translations

that satisfies

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 令人滿意的／令人满意的, 令人满意的 (lìngrén mǎnyì de), 令人高興的／令人高兴的, 令人高兴的 (lìngrén gāoxìng de)

• Dutch: bevredigend (nl)
• Esperanto: kontentiga
• Finnish: tyydyttävä (fi)
• German: befriedigend (de)
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• Hungarian: kielégítő (hu)
• Italian: soddisfacente (it) m or f
• Latin: satiāns
• Maori: nanea (of food)
• Russian: удовлетвори́тельный (ru) (udovletvorítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: satisfactorio (es)
• Swedish: tillfredsställande (sv)

Verb

satisfying

1. present participle of satisfy