“Its other name was Satis; which is Greek, or Latin, or Hebrew, or all three – or all one to me – for enough…but it meant more than it said. It meant, when it was given, that whoever had this house could want nothing else. They must have been easily satisfied in those days, I should think.”
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 8. There is irony in the meaning of the name of Miss Havisham’s mansion, Satis House. Estella explains that the word Satis means enough, and also that whoever had it needed for nothing more. But those who named it hadn’t high standards if they found the great house satisfying, Estella remarks. It turns out that house owner Miss Havisham and daughter Estella are far from satisfied people. While they are wealthy, they are also miserable.