satisfied

UK/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/US/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/

adjectiveB22 meanings Very common — you will meet it every day · #1,843 of 15,258neutral

Satisfied means content that what you wanted has been met. Nothing more is needed.

It takes with for the thing and that for a fact: satisfied with the result, satisfied that the work was done properly. That second pattern is formal and legal, since a court can be satisfied that something is true. There is a subtle limit to the word, since being satisfied is contentment rather than delight, and a satisfied customer is pleased rather than thrilled. Self-satisfied is a criticism and means smug.

Definitions of satisfied

1adjectivesatisfiedContent because your needs or expectations have been met.B2
“He seemed satisfied with the explanation.”
2adjectiveconvincedConvinced that something is true.B2
“The inspector was satisfied that nothing was wrong.”

Too few real examples of this word to estimate which sense is commonest.

Where it comes from

Middle English
satisfyed
English, today
satisfied

From Middle English satisfyed, from satisfien. From Middle English satisfyed, i-satisfyed, i-satisfied, past participle of Middle English satisfien, equivalent to satisfy + -ed.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 5 of A Man Called Ove.

Practise this word

satisfied in the wild

The award of specific performance requires that the two following criteria must be satisfied: (i) Common law damages must be an inadequate remedy.
Equitable remedy
Furthermore, small businesses are 80% more likely to be satisfied by a credit union than with a big bank.
Credit union
However, the National Convention was not satisfied with his progress and Choderlos de Laclos was ordered to support or replace him.
Nicolas Luckner
In preparations for a painting Rockwell would set up a scene, using his friends and neighbors, taking hundreds of photos until satisfied.
Saying Grace (Rockwell)

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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Definitions of satisfied

1adjectivesatisfiedContent because your needs or expectations have been met.B2

“He seemed satisfied with the explanation.”

2adjectiveconvincedConvinced that something is true.B2

“The inspector was satisfied that nothing was wrong.”

Too few real examples of this word to estimate which sense is commonest.