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gratifying. adjective. uk / ˈɡræt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ / us / ˈɡræt̬.ə.faɪ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. pleasing and satisfying: [ + to infinitive ] It must be very gratifying to see all your children grown up and happy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing pleasure. agreeableness. agreeably. all things to all people idiom. attractive. delightfully.
: giving pleasure or satisfaction : pleasing. a gratifying result. gratifyingly. ˈgra-tə-ˌfī-iŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. agreeable. blessed. blest. congenial. darling. delectable. delicious. delightful. delightsome. dreamy. dulcet. enjoyable. felicitous. good. grateful. heavenly.
Definitions of gratifying. adjective. affording satisfaction or pleasure. “found her praise gratifying ”. synonyms: enjoyable, pleasurable. pleasant. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings. adjective. pleasing to the mind or feeling.
to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need: [ + to infinitive ] He was gratified to see how well his students had done. gratifying. adjective us / ˈɡræt̬·əˌfɑɪ·ɪŋ / It was a big game for us, and a very gratifying win. (Definition of gratify from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of gratify.
Gratifying definition: tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing. . See examples of GRATIFYING used in a sentence.
gratifying (formal) that gives you pleasure, especially because it makes you feel that you have done well: It is gratifying to see such good results. fulfilling (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your skills and talents are being used: I’m finding the work much more fulfilling now.
giving one satisfaction or pleasure. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. gratifyingly (ˈgratiˌfyingly) adverb. Word Frequency. gratifying in American English. (ˈɡrætəˌfaiɪŋ) adjective. tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing. SYNONYMS See interesting.
1. : to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to. it gratified him to have his wife wear jewels Willa Cather. 2. : to give in to : indulge, satisfy. gratify a whim. 3. archaic : remunerate, reward. Did you know? A gratifying experience is quietly pleasing or satisfying.
Gratify definition: to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings. See examples of GRATIFY used in a sentence.
1. To please or satisfy: My good grades gratify my parents. See Synonyms at please. 2. To give in to (a desire); indulge: He gratified his curiosity by going to the exhibit. 3. Archaic To reward. [Middle English gratifien, to favor, from Latin grātificārī : grātus, pleasing; see g w erə- in Indo-European roots + -ficārī, -fy .]
