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insatiable
in·sa·tia·ble I0159400 (ĭn-sā′shə-bəl, -shē-ə-)adj. Impossible to satiate or satisfy: an insatiable appetite; an insatiable hunger for knowledge.
[Middle English insaciable, from Old French, from Latin īnsatiābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + satiāre, to fill; see satiate.]
in·sa′tia·bil′i·ty, in·sa′tia·ble·ness n.in·sa′tia·bly adv.insatiable (ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl; -ʃɪə-) or insatiateadjnot able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable inˌsatiaˈbility, inˈsatiableness, inˈsatiateness n inˈsatiably, inˈsatiately advin•sa•tia•ble (ɪnˈseɪ ʃə bəl, -ʃi ə-)
adj. not satiable; incapable of being satisfied: insatiable hunger; insatiable ambition. [1400–50; Middle English < Latin] in•sa`tia•bil′i•ty, in•sa′tia•ble•ness, n. in•sa′tia•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | insatiable - impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable"insatiate, unsatiable |
insatiableadjective unquenchable, greedy, voracious, ravenous, rapacious, intemperate, gluttonous, unappeasable, insatiate, quenchless, edacious an insatiable appetite for stories about the rich and famous
limited, temperate, satiable, appeasable, quenchableTranslationsinsatiable (inˈseiʃəbl) adjective not able to be satisfied. an insatiable desire for adventure. 無法滿足的 不能满足的，贪得无厌的 inˈsatiably adverb 無法滿足地 不能满足地inˈsatiableness noun 無法滿足 不能满足insatiable
insatiable (ĭn-sā′shă-b'l) [L. insatiabilis] Incapable of being satisfied or appeased. insatiable
Synonyms for insatiableadj unquenchableSynonyms- unquenchable
- greedy
- voracious
- ravenous
- rapacious
- intemperate
- gluttonous
- unappeasable
- insatiate
- quenchless
- edacious
Antonyms- limited
- temperate
- satiable
- appeasable
- quenchable
Synonyms for insatiableadj impossible to satisfySynonyms |