satisfaction
satisfaction is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation. We shall make full satisfaction. Shak.
- 2.That which satisfies or gratifiles; atonement. Die he, or justice must; unless or him Some other, able, and as willing, pay The rigid satisfaction, death for death. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- amends
- atonement
- compensation
- content
- contentment
- gratification
- indemnification
- pleasure
- recompence
- remuneration
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abide
- absolve
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- acquiescence
- acquit
- acquittal
- acquittance
- act
- adhere
- adhesion
- amende
- amends
- and
- apologize
- apology
- ashes
- atone
- atonement
- basta
- beg
- blase
- bore
- burnt
- carry
- child
- cling
- cloy
- cloyment
- come
- compensation
- compliance
- comply
- composition
- compromise
- conciliation
- concurrence
- country
- dial
- discharge
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is satisfaction.
- What is settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation. We shall make full satisfaction. Shak called?
- What is that which satisfies or gratifiles; atonement. Die he, or justice must; unless or him Some other, able, and as willing, pay The rigid satisfaction, death for death. Milton called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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