Insatiableness

Insatiableness
Insatiableness In*sa"tia*ble*ness, n. Greediness of appetite that can not be satisfied or appeased; insatiability. [1913 Webster]

The eye of the covetous hath a more particular insatiableness. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]


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  • insatiableness — index greed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • insatiableness — noun see insatiable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • insatiableness — See insatiability. * * * …   Universalium

  • insatiableness — n. inability to be satisfied, state of being unappeasable; voraciousness, gluttonousness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • insatiableness — n. Insatiability …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • insatiableness — in·sa·tia·ble·ness …   English syllables

  • insatiableness — noun see insatiable …   Useful english dictionary

  • Insatiability — In*sa tia*bil i*ty, n., [L. insatiabilitas; cf. F. insatiabilite.] The state or quality of being insatiable; insatiableness. [1913 Webster] Eagerness for increase of possession deluges the soul, and we sink into the gulfs of insatiability.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Insatiety — In sa*ti e*ty, n. [L. insatietas: cf. F. insatiete. See {Satiety}.] Insatiableness. T. Grander. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 > •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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