satisfaction

  • 21satisfaction — noun 1 (C, U) a feeling of happiness or pleasure because you have achieved something or got what you wanted: She got great satisfaction from helping people learn. | a sigh of deep satisfaction | job satisfaction (=enjoyment of your job) opposite… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22SATISFACTION — n. f. Contentement, plaisir que nous éprouvons quand les choses sont telles que nous pouvons les souhaiter. Cet enfant donne de la satisfaction à ses parents. éprouver une douce satisfaction. Je lui en ai témoigné ma satisfaction. C’est une… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 23Satisfaction — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Satisfaction (homonymie). La satisfaction est le nom donné à l’état d’âme et/ou du corps qui accompagne l’assouvissement d’un désir : on le distingue du simple contentement qui ne marque que l achèvement… …

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  • 24satisfaction — [[t]sæ̱tɪsfæ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Satisfaction is the pleasure that you feel when you do something or get something that you wanted or needed to do or get. She felt a small glow of satisfaction... Both sides expressed satisfaction with the… …

    English dictionary

  • 25satisfaction*/ — [ˌsætɪsˈfækʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [U] the feeling of pleasure that you get when you achieve or obtain something that you want Ant: dissatisfaction ‘My daughter is getting married, she announced with satisfaction.[/ex] He expressed satisfaction with the… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 26satisfaction — noun 1) he derived great satisfaction from his work Syn: contentment, pleasure, gratification, fulfillment, enjoyment, happiness, pride; self satisfaction, smugness, complacency 2) the satisfaction of consumer needs Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 27satisfaction — n. 1 the act or an instance of satisfying; the state of being satisfied (heard this with great satisfaction). 2 a thing that satisfies desire or gratifies feeling (is a great satisfaction to me). 3 a thing that settles an obligation or pays a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28satisfaction — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin satisfaction , satisfactio, from Latin, reparation, amends, from satisfacere to satisfy Date: 14th century 1. a. the payment through penance of the temporal punishment incurred by …

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  • 29Satisfaction — RS Позиция №2 в списке 500 величайших песен всех времён по версии журнала Rolling Stone «(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction» (русск. Я не могу получить удовлетворения)  песня группы The Rolling Stones. Авторы  Мик Джаггер и Кит Ричардс. Песня занимает …

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  • 30satisfaction — noun a) A fulfillment of a need or desire. He enjoyed the dish with great satisfaction. Hell order it again the next time he arrives. b) The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment. This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction …

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