Unsating

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having an insatiable desire or an inability to be satisfied or fulfilled
2. Characterized by an endless craving or an unquenchable appetite for something
3. Denoting a state of perpetual dissatisfaction that provokes relentless pursuit of more

Etymology: "Unsating" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-" attached to "sating," the present participle of "sate," which means to satisfy a desire fully, typically by satiating it to the point of excess. The prefix "un-" has been used in English since Old English to reverse a sense, so "unsating" describes something that does not satisfy, or a craving that cannot be filled. Because "sate" itself is a older form of "satiate," the word links to the Latin "satiare," meaning to fill or satisfy, which also gives English "satiety." Here the reversal of the base word produces the sense of a need that never reaches fullness.

Synonyms: insatiable, unquenchable, unsatisfied

Antonyms: satisfied, content, quenched