Synonyms for saturated
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sach-uh-rey-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsætʃ əˌreɪ tɪd |
Définition of saturated
Origin :- 1530s, "to satisfy, satiate," from Latin saturatus, past participle of saturare "to fill full, sate, drench," from satur "sated, full," from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy" (see sad). Meaning "soak thoroughly" first recorded 1756. Marketing sense first recorded 1958. Related: Saturated; saturating.
- adj drenched
- adj soggy
- The air was saturated by it just as water may hold a chemical in solution.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Distinguished from the Patrician, who was a saturated solution.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- Then he smelled the strange fabric, saturated with the man-smell.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
- Extract from : « The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 » by Henry James
- The sun-baked canvas was like a sieve and in a moment both men were saturated.
- Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
- They are saturated with a teleology which, at times, becomes excessively tedious.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- In point of fact I was, while composing it, saturated with the mood of song.
- Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
- The literature of every religion is saturated with the influence of the myth.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
- It happened, however, that some was found not quite so saturated.
- Extract from : « Perils and Captivity » by Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
- Wherever I turned the place was saturated with the blood of fish and offal.
- Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
Antonyms for saturated
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