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insatiable

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in·sa·tia·ble  (n-ssh-bl, -sh--)
adj.
Impossible to satiate or satisfy: an insatiable appetite; an insatiable hunger for knowledge.

[Middle English insaciable, from Old French, from Latin nsatibilis : in-, not; see in-1 + satire, to fill; see satiate.]

in·satia·bili·ty, in·satia·ble·ness n.
in·satia·bly adv.

insatiable [ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl -ʃɪə-], insatiate [ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt]
adj
not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable
insatiability , insatiableness, insatiateness n
insatiably , insatiately adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.insatiableinsatiable - impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable"

insatiable
adjective unquenchable, greedy, voracious, ravenous, rapacious, intemperate, gluttonous, unappeasable, insatiate, quenchless, edacious an insatiable appetite for stories about the rich and famous
limited, temperate, satiable, appeasable, quenchable
Translations
insatiable [ɪnˈseɪʃəbl] ADJinsaciable

insatiable [ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl] adj [appetite, hunger, thirst] → insatiable; [desire] → insatiable
to have an insatiable appetite for sth → avoir un appétit insatiable pour qch
to be insatiable [person] (sexually)être insatiable

insatiable
adjunersättlich; curiosity, desire alsounstillbar; an insatiable hunger/thirst for somethingein unersättlicher Hunger/unstillbarer Durst nach etw; he/his mind is insatiable for knowledgeer hat einen unersättlichen Wissensdurst

insatiable [ɪnˈseɪʃəbl] adjinsaziabile
insatiable [ɪnˈseɪʃəbl] adjinsaziabile

insatiable
adj insatiable [inˈseiʃəbl]
not able to be satisfied an insatiable desire for adventure. onversadigbare لا يَشْبَع من، نَهِم ненаситен neukojitelný umættelig unersättlich ακόρεστος insaciable rahuldamatu سیری ناپذیر kyltymätön insatiable שֶׁאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ שׂוֹבַע जो तृप्तन हो nezasitan kielégíthetetlen tak terpuaskan óseðjandi insaziabile 飽くことのない 만족할 줄 모르는 nepasotinamas nesātīgs; negausīgs; neremdināms tidak pernah puas onverzadigbaar umettelig nienasycony insaciável de nepotolit ненасытный nenásytný nenasiten nezasit omättlig, osläcklig ซึ่งไม่รู้จักพอ doymaz, doymak bilmez 無法滿足的 ненаситний, жадібний ناقابل تشفی không thể thoả mãn ,
adv inˈsatiably
onversadigbaar بِنَهَم، بصورة لا تَشْبَع ненаситно nenasytně umætteligt unersättlich ακόρεστα insaciablemente rahuldamatult بطور سیر نشدنی kyltymättömästi insatiablement לְלא שוֹבַע अनवेक्षणीयता nezasitno kielégíthetetlenül tidak puas á óseðjandi hátt, græðgislega insaziabilmente 飽くことなく 탐욕스럽게 nepasotinamai nesātīgi; negausīgi; neremdināmi dengan tidak puas onverzadigbaar umettelig chciwie insaciavelmente lacom ненасытно nenásytne nenasitno nezasito omättligt อย่างไม่รู้จักพอ doymazcasına 無法滿足地 ненаситно, жадібно بغیر تشفی một cách không thể thoả mãn
n inˈsatiableness
onversadigbaarheid نَهَم، عَدَم شَبَع ненаситност nenasytnost umættelighed die Unersättlichkeit απληστία insaciabilidad rahuldamatus سیری ناپذیری kyltymättömyys insatiabilité רַעֲבתָנוּת अनवेक्षणीय nezasitnost kielégíthetetlenség sifat tak terpuaskan óseðjanleiki insaziabilità むやみに 탐욕스러움 nepasotinamumas nesātība; negausība ketidakpuasan onverzadigbaarheid umettelighet nienasycenie insaciabilidade lăcomie ненасытность nenásytnosť nenasitnost nezasitost omättlighet ความไม่รู้จักพอ doymazlık, açgözlülük 無法滿足 ненаситність, жадібність فقدان تسکین tính tham lam vô độ


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He belongs to the great array of the unknown - who are great, indeed, by the sum total of the devoted effort put out, and the colossal scale of success attained by their insatiable and steadfast ambition.
Whether the insatiable curiosity of this good woman had carried her on to that business, or whether she did it to confirm herself in the good graces of Mrs Blifil, who, notwithstanding her outward behaviour to the foundling, frequently abused the infant in private, and her brother too, for his fondness to it, I will not determine; but she had now, as she conceived, fully detected the father of the foundling.
Very early in my life, possibly because of the insatiable curiosity that was born in me, I came to dislike the performances of trained animals.
 
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