satisfiedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsatᵻsfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈsædəsˌfaɪd/

Forms: see satisfy v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: satisfy v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < satisfy v. + -ed suffix¹.

I. In predicative use.

1. Content; pleased. Chiefly with at, with, infinitive, or that-clause, indicating the cause of contentment or pleasure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective]

paidc1225

well-queemc1225

well-paidc1230

apaid1297

well-apaidc1300

setea1350

pleaseda1382

contentc1400

agreed1417

well-pleased1423

well begonea1425

well-contenta1438

well-contented1461

satisfied1477

contentful1542

unrepining1559

satisfied1566

sufficed1590

contented1597

undispleased1598

perfecta1616

complacential1658

in humour1673

beneplacit1678

comfortable1770

gratified1818

wishless1820

like a possum up a gum tree1840

chuffc1860

all right1882

gruntled1938

chuffed1957

1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 71 I acompayned me with pouer men, like as I was. & than I was satisfyed and in peace.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxii. 217 The melodye..was so swete..that euery man was satysfyed with the herynge therof.

1521 tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Cyte of Ladyes i. xvi. sig. Gg.iij She myght not be satysfyed to assayle and conquere landes and royalmes.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. f. 449^v The Tridentine ghostly Fathers..are not satisfied to call the Masse by the name of Sacramentall Sacrifice.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. ii. 106 Be satisfied; Your Brother dies to morrow; be content.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 7 Amply satisfied that his Disease should dye with himself, nor revive in a Posterity to puzzle Physick.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 203 He was chearful, and seemed fully satisfied with his death.

1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 394 While he, Not satisfied to prey on all around,..first torments ere he devours.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. vii. 164 Not satisfied to humbug a silly old gentleman with a tale of love.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. xix. 249 He had the air of a man well satisfied with the world.

1943 Billboard 20 Mar. 9/1 (headline) The union was satisfied that it had won all its major demands.

1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Oct. (Metro section) d1 Not everyone is satisfied at the way things are ending.

2002 Films Golden Age (Iowa) Fall 29/1 I'm satisfied to be what they call a vignette actress, a guest shot, a cameo.

a. Assured, convinced. Chiefly with of or that-clause.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [adjective]

sickerc1100

bolda1300

surec1330

trist1340

certain1362

traista1400

tresta1400

ensurec1430

suredc1450

absolute1483

firm1483

resolute1501

assured1523

satisfied1533

unperplexed1558

unblanked1570

resolved1577

secure1578

clear1604

constant1611

ungravelled1611

confidenta1616

definitea1616

fearless1634

decretory1651

positive1658

unbrangled1671

cocksure1672

convinced1685

reliant1702

unbewildereda1807

positivistic1893

hensure1929

tooting1932

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > persuaded, convinced

surea1400

probate?1511

strong1526

satisfied1533

persuaded1538

convict1558

dogmatic1678

well-wrought1684

convinced1685

1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere iv. p. cxlviii Holdynge my selfe for this tyme satisfyed that he beleue it so well vpon good likelyhedes.

1650 Briefe Relation Some Affaires & Trans. No. 47. 704 Some of the chiefest among them have confessed (though not under Confiteor) That they were sufficiently satisfied that he was a Papist.

1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. iv. 125 We are satisfyed the foundation upon which we build is safe.

1775 J. Boswell Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Edinb. Jrnls. 1767–86 (2001) vii. 191 But he was firm to Ossian, was satisfied of its antiquity from internal evidence.

1814 Rep. Sel. Comm. Gauging in Port of London 127 in Parl. Papers 1813–14 IV. 1 Mr. John did it till he was satisfied of his son's ability to gauge, and then he left him to it.

1910 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 8 June Unless he was satisfied on this point it was absolutely no use to go on with the proceedings.

2009 Independent 18 July 26/3 The judge..was satisfied that misfeasance in public office was proved both against Immigration and the Prison Service.

b. I am (we are, etc.) satisfied: (used parenthetically) I (we, etc.) have become convinced; I (we, etc.) feel certain. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1695 Doctr. Fathers & Schools Pref. p. ii This still stands unanswered, and upon the Animadverter's Principles is, I am satisfied, unanswerable.

1766 London Mag. Apr. 202/2 There is, I am satisfied, no great matter for story in what I shall relate.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 324/2 It's a great thing, I'm satisfied, in a street-trade,..to understand the goods you're talking about.

1914 C. T. Simpson Descriptive Catal. Naiades 456 It is, I am satisfied, an unionoid animal.

1965 M. Roberts Responsibility & Pract. Freedom iii. 68 What Austin meant on this point is, I am satisfied, that..it is not possible from the words by themselves, to determine what statements are being made.

II. In attributive use.

a. Of a person, emotion, etc.: contented, pleased, gratified; (of a desire, appetite, etc.) met, answered, fully supplied.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective]

paidc1225

well-queemc1225

well-paidc1230

apaid1297

well-apaidc1300

setea1350

pleaseda1382

contentc1400

agreed1417

well-pleased1423

well begonea1425

well-contenta1438

well-contented1461

satisfied1477

contentful1542

unrepining1559

satisfied1566

sufficed1590

contented1597

undispleased1598

perfecta1616

complacential1658

in humour1673

beneplacit1678

comfortable1770

gratified1818

wishless1820

like a possum up a gum tree1840

chuffc1860

all right1882

gruntled1938

chuffed1957

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlii. f. 131 [This] beyng dooen would render suche contentacion to my mynde, that I should departe out of this worlde the best contented and satisfied maiden that euer died.

1589 T. Cooper Admon. People of Eng. 183 It is not pouertie, or a lowe and contemptible state in the face of the worlde, that can bring a satisfied and contented Spirite.

1640 B. King Marriage of Lambe 18 As Christ delights thus in his Spouse, so the satisfied soule delights in Christ.

1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 25 Every morsel to a satisfied Hunger, is onely a new Labour to a tired Digestion.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. II. 26 She..felt..elated, perhaps, with a certain degree of satisfied pride while under his momentary protection.

1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §205 Bright fancies, satisfied memories.

1909 H. Croly Promise of Amer. Life v. 100 He was more eager than ever to convert his good health into the gold of satisfied desire.

1937 Times 1 May 25/1 A purchase from our wine and spirit department will result in a satisfied customer.

2017 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 22 Dec. (Property section) 29 We have enjoyed another great year at Flying Fish Properties, achieving excellent results for very satisfied clients.

b. Of a facial expression, vocal sound, etc.: expressive of satisfaction.

ΚΠ

1658 J. Davies tr. H. D'Urfé Astrea III. 158 I must be contented with your good will (replied she with a more satisfied tone).

1688 Marquis of Halifax Lady's New-years Gift 143 There is such an impertinent Smile, such a satisfied Simper, when she faintly disowneth some fulsom Commendation.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. xlv. 199 The lady..turning to me with the most satisfied smile said, she never could think she had been half so handsome.

1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xix. 249 It was impossible to mistake the satisfied expression that flashed over her countenance.

1935 Boys' Life May 13/3 Mulligan..put a call through to headquarters. At last, with a satisfied grunt, he disconnected.

2017 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 1 July 15 ‘I enjoyed every moment of that one,’ he said with a satisfied smile.

4. Chiefly Law. Of a debt or obligation: discharged, paid in full. Cf. satisfied term n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > [adjective] > paid

straight1613

satisfied1659

1659 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) I. 26 For ane exhibitioun of ane satisfiet band he haid of his father.

1717 J. Brown Rep. Cases High Court (1779) I. 582 In pursuance of this decree, the three satisfied mortgages were re-conveyed to the appellant.

1852 C. Clark House of Lords Cases (1853) III. 737 Supposing a man should assign over a satisfied bond as a security for a just debt, the assignee could not set up the bond in equity.

1904 Virginia Law Reg. 9 855 It is not the case of a satisfied debt and an extinguished security.

1972 Laws Wisconsin relating to Public Schools §67.12 Short term indebtedness secured by such assignment shall be construed as a paid or satisfied debt.

2017 Chico (Calif.) Enterprise-Record (Nexis) 14 May 10 Typically, this means the satisfied loan has not be [sic] reconveyed correctly.

Phrases

to rest satisfied: to be or remain content. Cf. to rest assured at rest v.³ 3b.

ΚΠ

1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 10 Suche weakelinges as..can not rest satisfied except they crop the hearbe of pleasure.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 170 We were fain to rest satisfied then, with what we saw of that Monastery from the top of the Mount.

1872 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Oct. 721 Apologetics cannot rest satisfied with being merely a theology.

1957 Independent-Jrnl. (San Rafael, Calif.) 8 Feb. 17/3 We can never rest satisfied so long as a single person loses his life while earning his daily bread.

2017 Daily News (N. Y.) (Nexis) 22 Oct. 34 Only if his NYPD and Department of Transportation approve the test run will he rest satisfied that New Yorkers' lives are not on the line.

Compounds

satisfied term n. Law (now historical and rare) a period of an interest in land for a term of years which has expired because the specific purpose for which it was created has been fulfilled.For example, when land under a strict settlement is assigned to trustees for a term of years on trust to raise capital sums for members of the settlor’s family, the term is satisfied when the sums have been raised. Under the Law of Property Act 1925, the estate or interest in the land ceases when the purpose is fulfilled.

ΚΠ

1733 Precedents in Chancery 137 Another Question was, Whether a Dowress has a Right to redeem a Mortgage? And my Lord Keeper declared his Opinion to be, that she had,..and distinguished it from Lady Radnor's Case, for there was a Satisfied Term.

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) I. 502 Where a satisfied term is assigned to a trustee, upon an express trust to attend the inheritance, the owner of such inheritance acquires a right to the term, by the declaration of the parties.

1920 Columbia Law Rev. 20 658 When a mortgage is paid off and a receipt endorsed the term will cease as a satisfied term.

1990 S. Staves Married Women's Separate Prop. in Eng., 1660–1833 iii. 89 Z could jump ahead of Y by buying a satisfied term, so long as Z had had no notice of Y's interest.

Derivatives

ˈsatisfiedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adverb]

contentedly1556

comfortably1563

satisfiedly1593

contentlya1625

unrepiningly1626

complacentially1671

contentfully1685

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares To Rdr. Buy who list, contemne who list, I leaue euery Reader his free libertie. If the best sort of men I content, I am satisfiedly success-full.

1680 S. Bethel Interest Princes & States Europe 283 Many suffered Death for this design, but so satisfiedly, that their party was much increased by it.

1754 J. Breues Fortune Hunters 151 It must be owned somewhat singular for a Prince and nation contentedly to undergo the whole course of a bad religion satisfiedly, without public protestation.

1867 R. Broughton Not Wisely, but too Well II. xi. 230 His eyes sought her face and dwelt there satisfiedly.

1900 Chums 11 Apr. 533/2 To himself he added, satisfiedly: ‘Mph! not a bad day's work.’

2017 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 19 Jan. She gratifiedly and satisfiedly looked back on a golden career.

ˈsatisfiedness n. now rare the fact or quality of being satisfied; satisfaction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun]

queemnesseOE

queemc1175

suffisancec1374

pleasingc1400

complacencec1436

resting?a1475

satisfaction1477

happinessa1500

thankfulness1500

contention1516

contentationa1533

contenting1541

satisfiedness1571

content1578

contentedness1581

appeasement1586

contentment1597

heart's content1600

acquiescence1612

pleasedness1626

well-apaidness1633

well-pleasedness1633

complacency1643

acquiescency1646

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xvii. 15) David dooth woorthely terme this peace or joy of the spirit, by the name of satisfyednesse.

1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 189 My satisfiedness in, and adhæsion to the piety and probity of my breeding and belief.

1744 W. Crawford Dying Thoughts iii. xiv. 203 And finding a growing satisfiedness of soul in God and the blessed Jesus, thou standest not still.

1872 H. Spencer in Contemp. Rev. June 68 He sometimes seemed to envy..the more ready belief and easy satisfiedness of people of much inferior intellect and limited views.

1926 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 37 613 Annoyance is experienced when the equilibrium is disturbed by a stimulus; satisfiedness comes with the restoration of the optimum.

2010 S. W. Fowler Afoot & Delighthearted 66 Come into the calm. The world behind your senses Is lined with easeful music.., And the wonder of satisfiedness never ends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	satisfied
释义	satisfiedadj. Brit. /ˈsatᵻsfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈsædəsˌfaɪd/ Forms: see satisfy v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: satisfy v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < satisfy v. + -ed suffix¹. I. In predicative use. 1. Content; pleased. Chiefly with at, with, infinitive, or that-clause, indicating the cause of contentment or pleasure. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective] paidc1225 well-queemc1225 well-paidc1230 apaid1297 well-apaidc1300 setea1350 pleaseda1382 contentc1400 agreed1417 well-pleased1423 well begonea1425 well-contenta1438 well-contented1461 satisfied1477 contentful1542 unrepining1559 satisfied1566 sufficed1590 contented1597 undispleased1598 perfecta1616 complacential1658 in humour1673 beneplacit1678 comfortable1770 gratified1818 wishless1820 like a possum up a gum tree1840 chuffc1860 all right1882 gruntled1938 chuffed1957 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 71 I acompayned me with pouer men, like as I was. & than I was satisfyed and in peace. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxii. 217 The melodye..was so swete..that euery man was satysfyed with the herynge therof. 1521 tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Cyte of Ladyes i. xvi. sig. Gg.iij She myght not be satysfyed to assayle and conquere landes and royalmes. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. f. 449^v The Tridentine ghostly Fathers..are not satisfied to call the Masse by the name of Sacramentall Sacrifice. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. ii. 106 Be satisfied; Your Brother dies to morrow; be content. a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 7 Amply satisfied that his Disease should dye with himself, nor revive in a Posterity to puzzle Physick. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 203 He was chearful, and seemed fully satisfied with his death. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 394 While he, Not satisfied to prey on all around,..first torments ere he devours. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. vii. 164 Not satisfied to humbug a silly old gentleman with a tale of love. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. xix. 249 He had the air of a man well satisfied with the world. 1943 Billboard 20 Mar. 9/1 (headline) The union was satisfied that it had won all its major demands. 1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Oct. (Metro section) d1 Not everyone is satisfied at the way things are ending. 2002 Films Golden Age (Iowa) Fall 29/1 I'm satisfied to be what they call a vignette actress, a guest shot, a cameo. 2. a. Assured, convinced. Chiefly with of or that-clause. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [adjective] sickerc1100 bolda1300 surec1330 trist1340 certain1362 traista1400 tresta1400 ensurec1430 suredc1450 absolute1483 firm1483 resolute1501 assured1523 satisfied1533 unperplexed1558 unblanked1570 resolved1577 secure1578 clear1604 constant1611 ungravelled1611 confidenta1616 definitea1616 fearless1634 decretory1651 positive1658 unbrangled1671 cocksure1672 convinced1685 reliant1702 unbewildereda1807 positivistic1893 hensure1929 tooting1932 the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > persuaded, convinced surea1400 probate?1511 strong1526 satisfied1533 persuaded1538 convict1558 dogmatic1678 well-wrought1684 convinced1685 1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere iv. p. cxlviii Holdynge my selfe for this tyme satisfyed that he beleue it so well vpon good likelyhedes. 1650 Briefe Relation Some Affaires & Trans. No. 47. 704 Some of the chiefest among them have confessed (though not under Confiteor) That they were sufficiently satisfied that he was a Papist. 1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. iv. 125 We are satisfyed the foundation upon which we build is safe. 1775 J. Boswell Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Edinb. Jrnls. 1767–86 (2001) vii. 191 But he was firm to Ossian, was satisfied of its antiquity from internal evidence. 1814 Rep. Sel. Comm. Gauging in Port of London 127 in Parl. Papers 1813–14 IV. 1 Mr. John did it till he was satisfied of his son's ability to gauge, and then he left him to it. 1910 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 8 June Unless he was satisfied on this point it was absolutely no use to go on with the proceedings. 2009 Independent 18 July 26/3 The judge..was satisfied that misfeasance in public office was proved both against Immigration and the Prison Service. b. I am (we are, etc.) satisfied: (used parenthetically) I (we, etc.) have become convinced; I (we, etc.) feel certain. Now rare. ΚΠ 1695 Doctr. Fathers & Schools Pref. p. ii This still stands unanswered, and upon the Animadverter's Principles is, I am satisfied, unanswerable. 1766 London Mag. Apr. 202/2 There is, I am satisfied, no great matter for story in what I shall relate. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 324/2 It's a great thing, I'm satisfied, in a street-trade,..to understand the goods you're talking about. 1914 C. T. Simpson Descriptive Catal. Naiades 456 It is, I am satisfied, an unionoid animal. 1965 M. Roberts Responsibility & Pract. Freedom iii. 68 What Austin meant on this point is, I am satisfied, that..it is not possible from the words by themselves, to determine what statements are being made. II. In attributive use. 3. a. Of a person, emotion, etc.: contented, pleased, gratified; (of a desire, appetite, etc.) met, answered, fully supplied. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective] paidc1225 well-queemc1225 well-paidc1230 apaid1297 well-apaidc1300 setea1350 pleaseda1382 contentc1400 agreed1417 well-pleased1423 well begonea1425 well-contenta1438 well-contented1461 satisfied1477 contentful1542 unrepining1559 satisfied1566 sufficed1590 contented1597 undispleased1598 perfecta1616 complacential1658 in humour1673 beneplacit1678 comfortable1770 gratified1818 wishless1820 like a possum up a gum tree1840 chuffc1860 all right1882 gruntled1938 chuffed1957 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlii. f. 131 [This] beyng dooen would render suche contentacion to my mynde, that I should departe out of this worlde the best contented and satisfied maiden that euer died. 1589 T. Cooper Admon. People of Eng. 183 It is not pouertie, or a lowe and contemptible state in the face of the worlde, that can bring a satisfied and contented Spirite. 1640 B. King Marriage of Lambe 18 As Christ delights thus in his Spouse, so the satisfied soule delights in Christ. 1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 25 Every morsel to a satisfied Hunger, is onely a new Labour to a tired Digestion. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. II. 26 She..felt..elated, perhaps, with a certain degree of satisfied pride while under his momentary protection. 1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §205 Bright fancies, satisfied memories. 1909 H. Croly Promise of Amer. Life v. 100 He was more eager than ever to convert his good health into the gold of satisfied desire. 1937 Times 1 May 25/1 A purchase from our wine and spirit department will result in a satisfied customer. 2017 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 22 Dec. (Property section) 29 We have enjoyed another great year at Flying Fish Properties, achieving excellent results for very satisfied clients. b. Of a facial expression, vocal sound, etc.: expressive of satisfaction. ΚΠ 1658 J. Davies tr. H. D'Urfé Astrea III. 158 I must be contented with your good will (replied she with a more satisfied tone). 1688 Marquis of Halifax Lady's New-years Gift 143 There is such an impertinent Smile, such a satisfied Simper, when she faintly disowneth some fulsom Commendation. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. xlv. 199 The lady..turning to me with the most satisfied smile said, she never could think she had been half so handsome. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xix. 249 It was impossible to mistake the satisfied expression that flashed over her countenance. 1935 Boys' Life May 13/3 Mulligan..put a call through to headquarters. At last, with a satisfied grunt, he disconnected. 2017 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 1 July 15 ‘I enjoyed every moment of that one,’ he said with a satisfied smile. 4. Chiefly Law. Of a debt or obligation: discharged, paid in full. Cf. satisfied term n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > [adjective] > paid straight1613 satisfied1659 1659 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) I. 26 For ane exhibitioun of ane satisfiet band he haid of his father. 1717 J. Brown Rep. Cases High Court (1779) I. 582 In pursuance of this decree, the three satisfied mortgages were re-conveyed to the appellant. 1852 C. Clark House of Lords Cases (1853) III. 737 Supposing a man should assign over a satisfied bond as a security for a just debt, the assignee could not set up the bond in equity. 1904 Virginia Law Reg. 9 855 It is not the case of a satisfied debt and an extinguished security. 1972 Laws Wisconsin relating to Public Schools §67.12 Short term indebtedness secured by such assignment shall be construed as a paid or satisfied debt. 2017 Chico (Calif.) Enterprise-Record (Nexis) 14 May 10 Typically, this means the satisfied loan has not be [sic] reconveyed correctly. Phrases to rest satisfied: to be or remain content. Cf. to rest assured at rest v.³ 3b. ΚΠ 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 10 Suche weakelinges as..can not rest satisfied except they crop the hearbe of pleasure. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 170 We were fain to rest satisfied then, with what we saw of that Monastery from the top of the Mount. 1872 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Oct. 721 Apologetics cannot rest satisfied with being merely a theology. 1957 Independent-Jrnl. (San Rafael, Calif.) 8 Feb. 17/3 We can never rest satisfied so long as a single person loses his life while earning his daily bread. 2017 Daily News (N. Y.) (Nexis) 22 Oct. 34 Only if his NYPD and Department of Transportation approve the test run will he rest satisfied that New Yorkers' lives are not on the line. Compounds satisfied term n. Law (now historical and rare) a period of an interest in land for a term of years which has expired because the specific purpose for which it was created has been fulfilled.For example, when land under a strict settlement is assigned to trustees for a term of years on trust to raise capital sums for members of the settlor’s family, the term is satisfied when the sums have been raised. Under the Law of Property Act 1925, the estate or interest in the land ceases when the purpose is fulfilled. ΚΠ 1733 Precedents in Chancery 137 Another Question was, Whether a Dowress has a Right to redeem a Mortgage? And my Lord Keeper declared his Opinion to be, that she had,..and distinguished it from Lady Radnor's Case, for there was a Satisfied Term. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) I. 502 Where a satisfied term is assigned to a trustee, upon an express trust to attend the inheritance, the owner of such inheritance acquires a right to the term, by the declaration of the parties. 1920 Columbia Law Rev. 20 658 When a mortgage is paid off and a receipt endorsed the term will cease as a satisfied term. 1990 S. Staves Married Women's Separate Prop. in Eng., 1660–1833 iii. 89 Z could jump ahead of Y by buying a satisfied term, so long as Z had had no notice of Y's interest. Derivatives ˈsatisfiedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adverb] contentedly1556 comfortably1563 satisfiedly1593 contentlya1625 unrepiningly1626 complacentially1671 contentfully1685 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares To Rdr. Buy who list, contemne who list, I leaue euery Reader his free libertie. If the best sort of men I content, I am satisfiedly success-full. 1680 S. Bethel Interest Princes & States Europe 283 Many suffered Death for this design, but so satisfiedly, that their party was much increased by it. 1754 J. Breues Fortune Hunters 151 It must be owned somewhat singular for a Prince and nation contentedly to undergo the whole course of a bad religion satisfiedly, without public protestation. 1867 R. Broughton Not Wisely, but too Well II. xi. 230 His eyes sought her face and dwelt there satisfiedly. 1900 Chums 11 Apr. 533/2 To himself he added, satisfiedly: ‘Mph! not a bad day's work.’ 2017 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 19 Jan. She gratifiedly and satisfiedly looked back on a golden career. ˈsatisfiedness n. now rare the fact or quality of being satisfied; satisfaction. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] queemnesseOE queemc1175 suffisancec1374 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 resting?a1475 satisfaction1477 happinessa1500 thankfulness1500 contention1516 contentationa1533 contenting1541 satisfiedness1571 content1578 contentedness1581 appeasement1586 contentment1597 heart's content1600 acquiescence1612 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 complacency1643 acquiescency1646 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xvii. 15) David dooth woorthely terme this peace or joy of the spirit, by the name of satisfyednesse. 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 189 My satisfiedness in, and adhæsion to the piety and probity of my breeding and belief. 1744 W. Crawford Dying Thoughts iii. xiv. 203 And finding a growing satisfiedness of soul in God and the blessed Jesus, thou standest not still. 1872 H. Spencer in Contemp. Rev. June 68 He sometimes seemed to envy..the more ready belief and easy satisfiedness of people of much inferior intellect and limited views. 1926 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 37 613 Annoyance is experienced when the equilibrium is disturbed by a stimulus; satisfiedness comes with the restoration of the optimum. 2010 S. W. Fowler Afoot & Delighthearted 66 Come into the calm. The world behind your senses Is lined with easeful music.., And the wonder of satisfiedness never ends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1477
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