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Antonyms for insatiableness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-sey-shuh-buhl, -shee-uh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈseɪ ʃə bəl, -ʃi ə- |
Definition of insatiableness
Origin :- early 15c., insaciable, from Old French insaciable (13c.), or directly from Late Latin insatiabilis "not to be satisfied," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + satiabilis, from satiare (see satiate). Related: Insatiably.
- As in edacity : noun voracity
- As in greed : noun overwhelming desire for more
- Bitterly, Marschner clenched his fist at this insatiableness.
- Extract from : « Men in War » by Andreas Latzko
- Moreover, the insatiableness of our desires asserts our personal imperishableness.
- Extract from : « Tablets » by Amos Bronson Alcott
- On his forehead are two horns—I think, of sea-shell—to indicate his insatiableness and instability.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) » by John Ruskin
- We recognize, however, without difficulty, the peril of insatiableness and immodesty in the pleasures of Art.
- Extract from : « The Eagle's Nest » by John Ruskin
- Less recognized, but therefore more perilous, the insatiableness and immodesty of Science tempt us through our very virtues.
- Extract from : « The Eagle's Nest » by John Ruskin
Synonyms for insatiableness
- acquisitiveness
- avarice
- avidity
- covetousness
- craving
- cupidity
- eagerness
- edacity
- esurience
- excess
- gluttonousness
- gluttony
- gormandizing
- graspingness
- hunger
- indulgence
- insatiability
- insatiableness
- intemperance
- longing
- piggishness
- rapaciousness
- rapacity
- ravenousness
- selfishness
- swinishness
- the gimmies
- voraciousness
- voracity
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