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sense of fullness

sense of fullness

3.8
A feeling of not being hungry after eating that makes you not want more food
  • noun
  • /sɛns əv ˈfʊlnəs/
translation icon : sensación de saciedad
  • Eating a balanced breakfast gives me a strong sense of fullness throughout the morning.

You can get better at registering sense of fullness or lack of fullness in a very particular way.

Examples

  • The soup was so hearty that it provided a satisfying sense of fullness after just one bowl.

  • Because then you merge the image of what you want with a sense of fullness, the fullness of being.

  • You can get better at registering sense of fullness or lack of fullness in a very particular way.

  • Because then you merge the image of what you want with a sense of fullness, the fullness of being.

  • A thought was a completed state of feeling-awareness, a cumulative thing, a deepening thing, in which feeling deepened into feeling in consciousness till there was a sense of fullness.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The truth is that this product is positively loaded with nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, and proteins, which are proven to give dieters a sense of fullness that lasts for hours.

    Blog text (9)
  • After finishing my meal, I felt a pleasant sense of fullness that made me not want any dessert.

Synonyms

satisfaction
vssense of fullness
43 2.5

Giving someone what they want or need

is specifically about the postmeal feeling of lack of desire to eat more
full stomach
vssense of fullness
5 1.0

The feeling you have after you eat enough food

is the neutral concept of postmeal contentment without informal tone
satiety
vssense of fullness
3 8.0

The feeling of being full after eating and not wanting more food

is less absolute and may still allow eating a little more
satiation
vssense of fullness
1 6.6

A feeling of being full after eating enough food

is a general feeling of being satisfied that may not mark a clear end
bellyful
vssense of fullness
1 4.4

A large amount of food that fills the stomach or is more than enough

is the subjective feeling after eating, not the measurable amount of food
repletion
vssense of fullness
1 9.0

A feeling of being too full after eating or drinking

is a normal feeling of having eaten enough rather than extreme overfullness
food baby
vssense of fullness
  • Slang
1 7.4

A swollen stomach after eating a very large meal

is the internal feeling of being satisfied without implying visible bloating
repleteness
vssense of fullness
8.9

A feeling of being very full after eating

is limited to the eating feeling and lack of desire to continue eating

Antonyms

14 3.6

A space or place that has nothing in it

11 3.9

To want something very much, often food or success

How Full

stuffed
  • Informal
1 1.0
sense of fullness
3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

sense + of + fullness

The meaning 'the feeling of being full' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sense' (a feeling or awareness) combined with 'fullness' (being filled or sated), with 'of' serving as the linking preposition. This is a common, literal pattern across languages and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

The phrase sense of fullness gives a simple picture: your stomach fills like a bag and you get a clear sense, a feeling of fullness, so you do not want to eat more. That's why it means 'the feeling of being full or satisfied after eating'.