English Explanatory Dictionary

insatiable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.
noun
  1. One who or that which cannot be satiated.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/ /ɪnˈseɪʃi.əbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insatiable.wav

Word forms

insatiable more insatiable most insatiable insatiables

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English insaciable, from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Late Latin insatiabilis. By surface analysis, in- + satiable.

Derived words

insatiableness insatiably
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