10 definitions found for insatiable

Insatiable INSA'TIABLE, a. insa'shable. [L. insatiabilis; in and satio, to satisfy.] Incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as an insatiable appetite or desire; insatiable thirst.

insatiable adj 1: impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable" [syn: insatiate, insatiable, unsatiable] [ant: satiate, satiated]

insatiable banalities

insatiable adjective Etymology: Middle English insaciable, from Anglo-French, from Latin insatiabilis, from in- + satiare to satisfy — more at satiate Date: 15th century incapable of being satisfied ; quenchless <had an insatiable desire for wealth> • insatiability noun • insatiableness noun • insatiably adverb

insatiable
adj.
1 unable to be satisfied.
2 (usu. foll. by of) extremely greedy.
Derivatives:
insatiability n. insatiably adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF insaciable or L insatiabilis (as IN-(1), SATIATE)

insatiable If someone has an insatiable desire for something, they want as much of it as they can possibly get. The public has an insatiable appetite for stories about the famous... = voracious ADJ

insatiable ɪnˈseɪʃjəbl adj. 1 unable to be satisfied. 2 (usu. foll. by of) extremely greedy. øøinsatiability n. insatiably adv. [ME f. OF insaciable or L insatiabilis (as IN-(1), SATIATE)]

Insatiable In*sa"tia*ble, a. [F. insatiable, L. ionsatiabilis. See In- not, and Satiable.] Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire. ``Insatiable of glory.'' --Milton.

insatiable a. 1. Insatiate, unappeasable, not to be satisfied, that cannot be sated. 2. Greedy, voracious, rapacious.

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