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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinsatiable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sa.sjabl/
"Il avait une curiosité insatiable pour l'histoire ancienne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Impossible to satisfy, pacify, or calm.
"He had an unappeasable hunger for knowledge that drove him to read every book in the library." - 2
Incapable of being assuaged or mitigated, particularly regarding strong emotions or anger.
"The victims' families felt an unappeasable grief that time could not diminish."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'un-' (meaning not) combined with 'appeasable', which traces back to Old French 'apaysier' and ultimately to Latin 'pacare' (to pacify or make peaceful). The term emerged in late Middle English as a combination denoting something or someone that cannot be pacified, satisfied, or calmed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unappeasable" is said worldwide
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insatiable
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sa.sjabl/
"Il avait une curiosité insatiable pour l'histoire ancienne."
unstillbar
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌʃtɪlbaːɐ̯/
"Sie empfand einen unstillbaren Durst nach Gerechtigkeit."
inesorabile
Transliteration: /inezoˈrabile/
"Aveva una sete inesorabile di successo."
insaciable
Transliteration: /insaˈsjable/
"Mostró un apetito insaciable por aprender nuevas lenguas."
inexorável
Transliteration: /inezoˈɾavɛw/
"Sua raiva parecia inexorável e profunda."
अशांत
Transliteration: ashant
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी जिज्ञासा कभी न शांत होने वाली थी।"
难以满足的
Transliteration: nán yǐ mǎn zú de
Script: 中文汉字
"他对权力的追求是难以满足的。"
달래 수 없는
Transliteration: dallae su eopsneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 달래 수 없는 슬픔에 잠겨 있었다."
満たされない
Transliteration: mitasarenai
Script: 日本語
"彼には満たされない探求心があった。"
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