"satisfactory" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ Audio: en-us-satisfactory.ogg 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 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), کافی (kâfi) (Persian), بسنده (basande) (Persian), zadowalający (Polish), satisfatório (Portuguese), satisfăcător (Romanian), удовлетвори́тельный (udovletvorítelʹnyj) (Russian), satisfactorio (Spanish), tillfredsställande (Swedish), fullgod (Swedish), кофӣ (kofi) (Tajik), басанда (basanda) (Tajik), సంతృప్తికరం (santr̥ptikaraṁ) (Telugu), น่าพอใจ (nâa pɔɔ jai) (Thai), tatminkâr (Turkish), задові́льний (zadovílʹnyj) (Ukrainian), đạt yêu cầu (Vietnamese), tốt đẹp (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-satisfactory-en-adj-H4JXD3N2 Disambiguation of 'adequate or sufficient': 94 5 1
  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

IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ Audio: en-us-satisfactory.ogg 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 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.
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "The criterion of mental health is not one of individual adjustment to a given social order, but a universal one, valid for all men, of giving a satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.",
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          "lang": "Czech",
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          "word": "uspokojivý"
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "tyydyttävä"
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          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
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          "_dis1": "94 5 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damaḳmaq̇opilebeli",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "დამაკმაყოფილებელი"
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "befriedigend"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "kielégítő"
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "ásættanlegur"
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "word": "만족스럽다"
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          "lang": "Persian",
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          "code": "ru",
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          "word": "удовлетвори́тельный"
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          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "tillfredsställande"
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          "word": "кофӣ"
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          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "basanda",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "басанда"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "santr̥ptikaraṁ",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "సంతృప్తికరం"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 5 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "nâa pɔɔ jai",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "น่าพอใจ"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "tatminkâr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 5 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zadovílʹnyj",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "задові́льний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 5 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
          "word": "đạt yêu cầu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 5 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
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          "ref": "1870, Charles Dudley Warner, “Preliminary”, in My Summer in a Garden, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, page 15:",
          "text": "To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch their renewal of life,—this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.",
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          "ref": "1623, John Mayer, The English Catechisme Explained, 3rd edition, London: Aug. Mathewes, page 36:",
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      "word": "բավարար"
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      "word": "tyydyttävä"
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      "roman": "damaḳmaq̇opilebeli",
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      "word": "დამაკმაყოფილებელი"
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      "word": "ásættanlegur"
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      "word": "น่าพอใจ"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "đạt yêu cầu"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "adequate or sufficient",
      "word": "tốt đẹp"
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