Repletion

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A state of being completely full, especially from eating or drinking to excess
2. A condition characterized by being abundantly filled or supplied, particularly after indulgence in food or beverages
3. The quality of being overfilled, often resulting from excess intake of nourishment or drink

Etymology: "Repletion" arrived in English in Middle English as "replecioun," borrowed from Old French "repletion," which in turn came from Latin "replētiō." The Latin noun is built from "replēre," "to fill up again," a verb made of "re-" (again) and "plēre" (to fill), the same root that gives English "plenty," "plenish," and "complete." The English word keeps the Latin sense of filling to the point of satisfaction. Its most common use today is the physical one in the meaning given here: the heavy, contented feeling of having eaten enough. The word also carries a broader sense of being filled or stuffed with something, which is the idea the Latin root supplied from the start.

Synonyms: saturation, fullness, abundance, surfeit, overflow

Antonyms: emptiness, deprivation, lack, scarcity, insufficiency