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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAT'ISFYING, ppr. Giving content; feeding or supplying to the full extent of desire; convincing; paying.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" [syn: hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial]
2: providing freedom from worry [syn: comforting, cheering, satisfying]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Satisfy Sat"is*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Satisfied; p. pr. & vb. n. Satisfying.] [OF. satisfier; L. satis enough + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. F. satisfaire, L. satisfacere. See Sad, a., and Fact.] 1. In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to make content; to supply to the full, or so far as to give contentment with what is wished for. Death shall . . . with us two Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw. --Milton. 2. To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; as, to satisfy a creditor. 3. To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to requite; as, to satisfy a claim or an execution. 4. To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince; as, to satisfy one's self by inquiry. The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying. --Atterbury. Syn: To satiate; sate; content; grafity; compensate. See Satiate.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is satisfying makes you feel happy, especially because you feel you have achieved something. I found wood carving satisfying. ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

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