satiety
C2CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister
General noun
The feeling or state of being fully satisfied, especially by food.
He ate slowly, waiting for the quiet signal of satiety before reaching for more.
Medicine noun
The feeling of fullness and satisfaction that ends the desire to eat.
High-fibre meals promote satiety, which can help patients moderate their overall energy intake.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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