Insatiables

Part of speech: adjective, noun

Definitions

1. Having an inability to be satisfied or fulfilled, often in reference to desires or cravings that continue to grow
2. Describing individuals or things that cannot be easily appeased, reflecting an endless pursuit for more or better
3. Characterizing a relentless yearning, especially for pleasure or material possessions, that is never fully quenched

Etymology: "Insatiables" is the plural of "insatiable," so it names the things, or the people, that cannot be satisfied. The adjective's history runs back through a chain of French and Latin forms: Late Latin "insatiabilis," from Old French "insaciable," passed into Middle English as "insaciable" before settling into its present spelling. Its root is the Latin "satis," meaning "enough," which also gives English "satisfy" and "satiate." The construction is plain: "in-" meaning "not," joined to "satiable," meaning "capable of being satisfied." Put together, the word describes something that cannot be filled to the point of being content, however much it receives.

Synonyms: greedy, voracious, unquenchable, rapacious, ravenous

Antonyms: satisfied, content, quenched, fulfilled, gratified