English · Word Candidate

satisfying

/ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm hài lòng, thỏa mãn hoặc làm vui; loại bỏ cảm giác thiếu thốn

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Adjective

Examples

[T]he Standing Evidences of the Truth of the Goſpel, tho' in themſelves moſt firm, ſolid, and ſatisfying, yet make but faint Impreſſions on the Minds of many Chriſtians; […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Pleasing to certain sensory channels in neurocognition, especially auditory and tactile ones synesthetically via ASMR.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thỏa mãn các kênh cảm giác thần kinh, đặc biệt là thính giác và xúc giác thông qua ASMR

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Adjective

Examples

If my girls like something I cooked for them, they don’t exclaim that it is "satisfying." Rather, the kids seem to be using the word this way to refer not to all kinds of sensory experience, but to a subset of them, more often involving sound and touch than sight, smell or taste. And this is not ran

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “satisfying” mean?

That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.

Is “satisfying” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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