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'.
Antonym
  • DISSATISFIEDBAD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something that one BELIEVES is not SUFFICIENTLY GOOD OR BAD.
    Hypernym
    • CONFORMACT so as to NOT to OFFEND against RULES OR a MODEL.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
          • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
    See also
    • DELIGHTINTENSELY GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something NOW.*The joy of the enjoyer X over something enjoyed Y.
      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 ／

      • 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

      適  shì OC: qljeɡ MC: ɕiɛk 19 AttributionsWD

      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 AttributionsWD
        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 AttributionsWD

      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 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+Nreflexive.己satisfy (oneself)
      • vtoNmeet the requirements of, satisfy
      樂  lè OC: ɡ-raawɡ MC: lɑk 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)stativeconsider as satisfactory; be satisfied with the contextually determinate suggestion
      • vtoNbe happily at ease with, feel well withCH
      說  yuè OC: lod MC: jiɛt 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNmiddle voicebe pleased with, be satisfied with
      • vtoNpassivebe satisfiedLZ
      善  shàn OC: ɡjenʔ MC: dʑiɛn 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vifeel in good shape, feel satisfied
      憖  yìn OC: ŋrɯŋs MC: ŋin 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vibe agreeable; acquiesce
      猒  yàn OC: qems MC: ʔiɛm 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNpassiveget over-satisfied with > get fed up with
      厭足  yàn zú OC: qems tsoɡs MC: ʔiɛm tsi̯o 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)be satisfied with the contextually determinate N
      可意  kě yì OC: khlaalʔ qɯɡs MC: khɑ ʔɨ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPadNsatisfactory
      滿志  mǎn zhì OC: mboonʔ kljɯs MC: mʷɑn tɕɨ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPibe satisfied
      安習  ān xí MC: 'an zip OC: qaan sɢlɯbLZ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNbe accustomed to and feel satisfied withLZ
      澹  dàn MC: damX OC: ɡ-laamʔLZ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)= shan4 贍: satisfy the contextually determinate NLZ
      愜  qiè OC: kheeb MC: khep 0 AttributionsWD

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

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