"insatiable" meaning in English

See insatiable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈseɪʃi.əbəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insatiable.wav Forms: more insatiable [comparative], most insatiable [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English insaciable, from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Late Latin insatiabilis. by surface analysis, in- + satiable. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|insaciable|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English insaciable, {{inh+|en|enm|insaciable}} Inherited from Middle English insaciable, {{der|en|frm|insatiable}} Middle French insatiable, {{der|en|fro|insaciable}} Old French insaciable, {{der|en|LL.|insatiabilis}} Late Latin insatiabilis, {{surface analysis|en|in-|satiable|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, in- + satiable Head templates: {{en-adj}} insatiable (comparative more insatiable, superlative most insatiable)
  1. Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy. Translations (not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased): ἀκόρεστος (akórestos) (Ancient Greek), ἄπληστος (áplēstos) (Ancient Greek), անկուշտ (ankušt) (Armenian), ненаситен (nenasiten) (Bulgarian), insaciable (Catalan), 無法滿足的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无法满足的 (wúfǎ mǎnzú de) (Chinese Mandarin), 貪得無厭的 (Chinese Mandarin), 贪得无厌的 (tāndéwúyàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 貪心 (Chinese Mandarin), 贪心 (tānxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), neukojitelný (Czech), umættelig (Danish), nesatigebla (Esperanto), tyydyttämätön (Finnish), kyltymätön (Finnish), insatiable (French), insaciable (Galician), insaciábel (Galician), გაუმაძღარი (gaumaʒɣari) (Georgian), unersättlich (German), telhetetlen (Hungarian), kielégíthetetlen (Hungarian), insaziabile (Italian), incontentabile (Italian), 飽くことを知らない (akukoto o shiranai) (alt: あくことをしらない) (Japanese), nepasotinamas (Lithuanian), umettelig (Norwegian), nienasycony [masculine] (Polish), insaciável [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), ненасы́тный (nenasýtnyj) (Russian), असिन्व (asinva) (Sanskrit), незаја̀жљив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nezajàžljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), insaciable (Spanish), omättlig (Swedish), ontsoytte (Tocharian B), ненаситний (nenasytnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-insatiable-en-adj-DaeHe2Ct Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 73 27

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈseɪʃi.əbəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insatiable.wav Forms: insatiables [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English insaciable, from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Late Latin insatiabilis. by surface analysis, in- + satiable. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|insaciable|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English insaciable, {{inh+|en|enm|insaciable}} Inherited from Middle English insaciable, {{der|en|frm|insatiable}} Middle French insatiable, {{der|en|fro|insaciable}} Old French insaciable, {{der|en|LL.|insatiabilis}} Late Latin insatiabilis, {{surface analysis|en|in-|satiable|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, in- + satiable Head templates: {{en-noun}} insatiable (plural insatiables)
  1. One who or that which cannot be satiated.
    Sense id: en-insatiable-en-noun-7vp4JbqH Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 45 55

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