satisfactory

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from , past participle of.

Adjective

 * 1) Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
 * The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.
 * 1) Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
 * 2)  Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.
 * 1)  Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.
 * 1)  Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.

Usage notes
Although structurally similar (both being derived from satisfy and describing that which produces satisfaction), satisfactory (def. 1) and satisfying differ in connotation. Satisfactory connotes "adequate, conforming to standards," while satisfying connotes "pleasing, or sufficient to remove any feeling of lack." An answer to a question or the outcome of a situation, for example, could be satisfactory without being satisfying, if it met the requirements but left one wanting more.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: satisfactoriu
 * Belarusian: здавальня́ючы, здаво́льны
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: satisfactori
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: uspokojivý
 * Danish: tilfredsstillende
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: rahuldav
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: satisfactorio
 * Georgian: დამაკმაყოფილებელი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tilfredsstillende, tilstrekkelig, fyllestgjørende, fullgod
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tajik:, басанда
 * Telugu: సంతృప్తికరం
 * Thai: น่าพอใจ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: задові́льний
 * Vietnamese: đạt yêu cầu,

Noun

 * 1) Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
 * 2) The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
 * 1) The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.