noun

repletion

rih-PLEE-shun/rɪˈpliʃən/

The state of being completely or excessively full.

After his meal, the diner leans back in contented repletion.

Content older Black diner leans back after a filling meal, empty plate and gently resting hand on abdomen.

Etymology

reLatinagain; perhaps completely

+pletLatinfill

+ionLatinact or process

The fill-root, with a prefix perhaps suggesting complete filling, produced a noun meaning “a filling up.” English also used it for excessive eating or drinking, connecting the process of filling with the resulting fullness.

In context

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… filled our hotels to repletion, and produced daily pageants the like of which few of us have ever seen or imagined

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More examples

I eat to the point of repletion at the holiday feast.
Even a small serving of this rich stew brings repletion.
She mistakes the discomfort of repletion for indigestion.

Forms

repletion

replete adjective — Completely full or abundantly supplied.

Similar words

fullness: Fullness is the everyday term and need not imply excess.
satiety: Satiety specifically means having eaten enough to satisfy hunger.