SATISFACTORY    滿足適

CONFORM to the NEEDS of.
ADEQUATEALL RIGHTACCEPTABLEGOOD ENOUGHSUFFICIENTREASONABLEQUITE GOODCOMPETENTFAIRDECENTAVERAGEPASSABLEFINEIN ORDERUP TO SCRATCHUP TO THE MARKUP TO STANDARDUP TO PARINFORMAL OKJAKEHUNKY-DORYSO-SO'COMME CICOMME ÇA'.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word referring to something satisfying conditions or demands one might make on it is shì 適 (ant. guāi 乖 "go against") 2. Zú 足 can occasionally come to refer to the feeling that something is satisfactory. 3. Qiè 愜 (ant. qiǎn 慊 "be dissatisfied with") is a rare and elevated word describing subjective feelings of intense satisfaction. See DELIGHT
Modern Chinese Criteria
滿足 滿意 愜意 樂意 中意 合意 可意 遂意 如意 稱意 遂心 稱心 愜心 愜志 可心 順心 對眼 稱願 好聽 遂心如意 稱心如意 如願以償 心滿意足 求仁得仁 正中下懷 差強人意 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • DISSATISFIEDBAD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something that one BELIEVES is not SUFFICIENTLY GOOD OR BAD.
See also
  • DELIGHTINTENSELY GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something NOW.*The joy of the enjoyer X over something enjoyed Y.
Hypernym
  • CONFORM　ACT so as to NOT to OFFEND against RULES OR a MODEL. (anc: 12/0, child: 6)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 16.21

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    SATISFY

    satiare refers to the appeasing of a want generally, of hunger etc.

    saturare refers to the appeasing of an unntural craving, or of an over-eager longing, e.g. a voracious hunger etc..

    SATISFIED

    satis habere is consider something as enough and refers to a typically unempassioned judgment that one has no further claims or wishes in a certain situation.

    contentum esse refers to the feeling of being satisfied and is typically a sign of moderation and self-control.

    boni consulere refers to an act of the will by which a person resigns himself and acquiesces as becomes a man, to what is inevitable.

  • Zwey Buecher von der Zufriedenheit nach den Gruenden der Vernunft und des Glaubens ( HOFFMANN 1760) p.

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 3.703

    GLUECK III

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 284

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.206:140

    CONTENTEMENT.SATISFACTION

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.201.159

    CONTENTEMENT.JOIE.SATISFACTION.PLAISIR

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.202.161

    AISE.CONTENT.RAVI

    • Words (15 items)

    適  shì OC: qljeɡ MC: ɕiɛk 19 Attributions

    The current general word referring to something satisfying conditions or demands one might make on it is shì 適 (ant. guāi 乖 "go against")

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsatisfy the needs of (one's own desires or those of others) 
    • vtoNpsychplease (oneself), satisfy (oneself)
    • vtoNpsychsatisfy (oneself)
    逞  chěng OC: theŋʔ MC: ʈhiɛŋ 14 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNsatisfied
    • vt+prep+Nstativebe satisfied with
    • vtoNsatisfy (ambitions)
    • vtoNmiddle voiceplease oneself, work for one's own satisfaction; get a satisfactory outcome; have one's way
    足  zú OC: tsoɡs MC: tsi̯o 13 Attributions

    Zú 足 can occasionally come to refer to the feeling that something is satisfactory.

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychsatisfaction
    • vifeel satisfied
    • vibe perfectly satisfactory, be wonderfully satisfactoryCH
    • vpostadVto one's satisfaction
    • vt+prep+Nbe satisfied with 足於
    • vtoNto satisfyLZ
    • vtoNpassivebe satisfied 嗜欲易足"desires are easy to satisfy"
    恣  zì OC: stis MC: tsi 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nreflexive.己satisfy (oneself)
    • vtoNmeet the requirements of, satisfy
    說  yuè OC: lod MC: jiɛt 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe pleased with, be satisfied with
    • vtoNpassivebe satisfiedLZ
    樂  lè OC: ɡ-raawɡ MC: lɑk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)stativeconsider as satisfactory; be satisfied with the contextually determinate suggestion
    • vtoNbe happily at ease with, feel well withCH
    可意  kě yì OC: khlaalʔ qɯɡs MC: khɑ ʔɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNsatisfactory
    安習  ān xí MC: 'an zip OC: qaan sɢlɯb 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNbe accustomed to and feel satisfied withLZ
    厭足  yàn zú OC: qems tsoɡs MC: ʔiɛm tsi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)be satisfied with the contextually determinate N
    滿志  mǎn zhì OC: mboonʔ kljɯs MC: mʷɑn tɕɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe satisfied
    善  shàn OC: ɡjenʔ MC: dʑiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vifeel in good shape, feel satisfied
    憖  yìn OC: ŋrɯŋs MC: ŋin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vibe agreeable; acquiesce
    澹  dàn MC: damX OC: ɡ-laamʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)= shan4 贍: satisfy the contextually determinate NLZ
    猒  yàn OC: qems MC: ʔiɛm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassiveget over-satisfied with > get fed up with
    愜  qiè OC: kheeb MC: khep 0 Attributions

    Qiè 愜 (ant. qiǎn 慊 "be dissatisfied with") is a rare and elevated word describing subjective feelings of intense satisfaction. See DELIGHT

      Syntactic words