飽あき足たらない

also: あきたらぬ

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飽き足らない · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	飽あき足たらない	飽あき足たらなくない
Polite	飽あき足たらないです	飽あき足たらなくないですalso 飽あき足たらなくありません
Past polite	飽あき足たらなかったです	飽あき足たらなくなかったですalso 飽あき足たらなくありませんでした
Past	飽あき足たらなかった	飽あき足たらなくなかった
Te-form	飽あき足たらなくて	飽あき足たらなくなくて
Adverbial	飽あき足たらなく
Conditional	飽あき足たらなければ	飽あき足たらなくなければ
Tara conditional	飽あき足たらなかったら	飽あき足たらなくなかったら

Meanings

expression, i-adjective

unfulfilled; unsatisfied; leaving something to be desired

formal or literary

Formal or literary expression meaning that one is not fully satisfied with something, often used in the pattern 〜に飽き足らない. It conveys a sense of lingering dissatisfaction or that something falls short of expectations.

Kanji

飽sated, tired of, bored
足leg, foot, be sufficient
慊satisfaction

Related words

飽あき足たる
飽き足る is the positive base verb meaning 'to be fully satisfied', but it is rarely used in modern Japanese. 飽き足らない is the common negative form.
物もの足たりない
物足りない is a more common and casual expression for 'not quite enough' or 'lacking something'. 飽き足らない is more formal and literary.

Built from

飽あきる+足たらない

Written forms

飽あき足たらない
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
慊あきたらない
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the kanji 慊 is not common.
飽あき足たらぬ
Search-only classical negative form; ぬ is the archaic negative auxiliary.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 飽き足る (to be fully satisfied), which is a compound of 飽きる (to get tired of) and 足る (to be sufficient). The negative form 飽き足らない literally means 'not getting tired of because it is not sufficient', i.e., still wanting more.