Satisfaction
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| + | "[[Sherlock Holmes]] took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic [[syringe]] from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks. Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of [[satisfaction]]." --''[[The Sign of the Four]]'' | ||
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| '''Satisfaction''' denotes [[contentment]]; a [[fulfillment]] of a [[need]] or [[desire]]; the [[pleasure]] obtained by such fulfillment; the [[source]] of such [[gratification]]; a [[reparation]] for an [[injury]] or [[loss]]; a [[vindication]] for a [[wrong]] [[suffered]]. | '''Satisfaction''' denotes [[contentment]]; a [[fulfillment]] of a [[need]] or [[desire]]; the [[pleasure]] obtained by such fulfillment; the [[source]] of such [[gratification]]; a [[reparation]] for an [[injury]] or [[loss]]; a [[vindication]] for a [[wrong]] [[suffered]]. | ||
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"Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks. Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction." --The Sign of the Four |
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Satisfaction denotes contentment; a fulfillment of a need or desire; the pleasure obtained by such fulfillment; the source of such gratification; a reparation for an injury or loss; a vindication for a wrong suffered.
Namesakes
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", a 1965 song by the Rolling Stones
Etymology
From satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“make, construct”)
See also
