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sateless

sateless adjective: insatiable.

Adjective

sateless (comparative more sateless, superlative most sateless)

  1. (archaic) Insatiable.
    • Happy he that ſips Eternally ſuch Nectar dovvn, that unconfin'd may Lave, and VVanton there in ſateleſs Draughts of ever ſpringing Beauty— […]1700 (date written), Colley Cibber, Love Makes a Man: Or, The Fop’s Fortune. A Comedy. […], London: […] Richard Parker […], Hugh Newman […], and E. Rumbal […], published 1701, →OCLC, Act II, page 19
    • His sateless thirst of pleasure, gold, and fame […]1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    unsated, unsating

Synonyms of sateless

Forms of sateless

comparativemore sateless
superlativemost sateless

Origin of sateless

From sate + -less.

Questions about sateless

What does sateless mean?
Sateless means insatiable.
What part of speech is sateless?
Sateless is an adjective.

Words near sateless in the dictionary

  1. satedness
  2. sateen
  3. sateens
  4. sateenwood
  5. sateh
  6. sateless
  7. satellect
  8. satellects
  9. satellitary
  10. satellite
  11. satellite assemblies

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