insatiate
in·sa·tiate/ɪnˈseɪ.ʃɪt/obsolete
insatiate is spelled I-N-S-A-T-I-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (in·sa·tiate). It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, insatiate means “That is not satiated; insatiable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in insatiate?
| Letters | 9: I-N-S-A-T-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·sa·tiate |
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is insatiate?
Insatiate appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce insatiate?
- UK /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃɪət/
- UK /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃɪ.ət/
- US /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃɪt/
Insatiate has 3 syllables, split in·sa·tiate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-insatiate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of insatiate
- more insatiate comparative
- most insatiate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insatiate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicThat is not satiated; insatiable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does insatiate come from?
From Late Middle English insaciate, insaciat, insacyate (“insatiable”), from Latin insatiātus, from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + satiātus (“satisfied; having been satisfied”) (perfect passive participle of satiō (“to satisfy”), from satis (“enough; filled; plenty”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).