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insatiable

 
(ĭn-sā'shə-bəl, -shē-ə-) pronunciation
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.]

insatiability in·sa'tia·bil'i·ty or in·sa'tia·ble·ness n.
insatiably in·sa'tia·bly adv.

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Definition: voracious, wanting
Antonyms: fulfilled, full, pleased, satiable, satisfied

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IN BRIEF: Impossible to satisfy.

pronunciation Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth. — Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman orator, statesman, philosopher & writer.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - umættelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverzadigbaar, onbevredigbaar

Français (French)
adj. - insatiable, inassouvissable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unersättlich, unstillbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακόρεστος, αχόρταγος, άπληστος, πλεονέκτης

Italiano (Italian)
insaziabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - insaciável

Русский (Russian)
ненасытный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - insaciable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - omättlig, osläcklig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不知足的, 贪求无厌的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不知足的, 貪求無厭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 탐욕스러운, 만족할 줄 모르는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 飽くことを知らない, 強欲な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نهم, لا يشبع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין להשביעו, תאב, חמדן‬


 
 

 

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