"satisfactory" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ Audio: en-us-satisfactory.ogg [US] Forms: more satisfactory [comparative], most satisfactory [superlative]
Rhymes: -æktəɹi Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|satisfactoire}} Middle French satisfactoire, {{der|en|LL.|satisfactōrius}} Late Latin satisfactōrius, {{der|en|la|satisfactus}} Latin satisfactus, {{m|la|satisfaciō}} satisfaciō Head templates: {{en-adj}} satisfactory (comparative more satisfactory, superlative most satisfactory)
  1. Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient. Translations (adequate or sufficient): բավարար (bavarar) (Armenian), satisfactoriu (Asturian), здавальня́ючы (zdavalʹnjájučy) (Belarusian), здаво́льны (zdavólʹny) (Belarusian), задоволи́телен (zadovolítelen) (Bulgarian), satisfactori (Catalan), 完滿的 (Chinese Mandarin), 完满的 (wánmǎn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 滿足的 (Chinese Mandarin), 满足的 (mǎnzú de) (Chinese Mandarin), uspokojivý (Czech), tilfredsstillende (Danish), bevredigend (Dutch), rahuldav (Estonian), tyydyttävä (Finnish), satisfaisant (French), satisfactorio (Galician), დამაკმაყოფილებელი (damaḳmaq̇opilebeli) (Georgian), befriedigend (German), zufriedenstellend (German), ικανοποιητικός (ikanopoiitikós) (Greek), kielégítő (Hungarian), ásættanlegur (Icelandic), 満足 (manzoku) (Japanese), 만족스럽다 (manjokseureopda) (Korean), tilfredsstillende (Norwegian Bokmål), tilstrekkelig (Norwegian Bokmål), fyllestgjørende (Norwegian Bokmål), fullgod (Norwegian Bokmål), zadowalający (Polish), satisfatório (Portuguese), satisfăcător (Romanian), удовлетвори́тельный (udovletvorítelʹnyj) (Russian), satisfactorio (Spanish), tillfredsställande (Swedish), fullgod (Swedish), సంతృప్తికరం (santr̥ptikaraṁ) (Telugu), น่าพอใจ (nâa pɔɔ jai) (Thai), tatminkâr (Turkish), задові́льний (zadovílʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-satisfactory-en-adj-H4JXD3N2 Disambiguation of 'adequate or sufficient': 96 3 0
  2. Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
    Sense id: en-satisfactory-en-adj-i3CzgUIR
  3. (theology) Making atonement for a sin; expiatory. Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-satisfactory-en-adj-mF0G9LR3 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: intermediate Hyponyms: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, all cats are grey in the dark, any hole's a goal, any port in a storm, beggars can't be choosers, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, half a loaf is better than none, Joan's as good as my lady in the dark, something is better than nothing Derived forms: satisfactorily [adverb], unsatisfactory [adjective] Related terms: satisfaction (alt: n), satisfied [adjective]
Synonyms: acceptable, adequate, all right, average, close enough, close enough for government work [US, pejorative], decent, favoursome [obsolete], fair, fine [informal], jake [slang], good enough, good enough for government work [US, pejorative], hunky dory [informal], kosher, mustn't grumble [UK], nonbad, not bad, not half bad [idiomatic], OK, okay, okayish [idiomatic], passable, pretty good, tolerable, up to par [idiomatic], up to scratch [idiomatic], up to snuff [idiomatic], reasonable, respectable, satisfactory, snug, sufficient, suitable, tickety-boo [British, informal]

Noun [English]

IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ Audio: en-us-satisfactory.ogg [US] Forms: satisfactories [plural]
Rhymes: -æktəɹi Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|satisfactoire}} Middle French satisfactoire, {{der|en|LL.|satisfactōrius}} Late Latin satisfactōrius, {{der|en|la|satisfactus}} Latin satisfactus, {{m|la|satisfaciō}} satisfaciō Head templates: {{en-noun}} satisfactory (plural satisfactories)
  1. Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
    Sense id: en-satisfactory-en-noun-AmSaThB4
  2. The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
    Sense id: en-satisfactory-en-noun-Q9IFgZKK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 16 17 12 39

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "satisfatório"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "satisfăcător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udovletvorítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "удовлетвори́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "satisfactorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "tillfredsställande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "fullgod"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "santr̥ptikaraṁ",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "సంతృప్తికరం"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nâa pɔɔ jai",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "น่าพอใจ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "tatminkâr"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zadovílʹnyj",
      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "задові́льний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "satisfactory"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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    "Rhymes:English/æktəɹi/5 syllables"
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        "2": "frm",
        "3": "satisfactoire"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "satisfactōrius"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin satisfactōrius",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "satisfactus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin satisfactus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "satisfaciō"
      },
      "expansion": "satisfaciō",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "satisfactories",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1978, Robert Thurston, Alicia II, page 143",
          "text": "They seem quite big on more selectivity in breeding and stiffer tests to divide the satisfactories from rejects. They say that even the term 'satisfactories' is wrong because it suggests a level just above mediocrity.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them."
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1996, Donna E. Muncey, Patrick J. McQuillan, Reform and Resistance in Schools and Classrooms, page 130",
          "text": "I've been a good student — mostly distinguisheds and only a few satisfactories […]",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them."
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      "ipa": "/sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æktəɹi"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/En-us-satisfactory.ogg",
      "tags": [
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}

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