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noun
- 1. pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire: "a thirst for sexual gratification"
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pleasure or satisfaction, or something which provides this: sexual gratification. instant gratification Some people expect instant gratification (= to get what they want immediately). See. gratify. Fewer examples. Sales of chocolate-covered snacks are up as people seek immediate gratification.
1. : reward, recompense. monetary gratification for a job well done. especially : gratuity. 2. : the act of gratifying : the state of being gratified. the gratification of physical appetites. 3. : a source of satisfaction or pleasure. found gratification in getting his novel published. Synonyms. contentedness. contentment. delectation. delight.
noun. the state of being gratified; great satisfaction. Synonyms: comfort, enjoyment, delight, relish, pleasure. something that gratifies; source of pleasure or satisfaction. the act of gratifying. gratifying. Archaic. a reward, recompense, or gratuity.
Pleasure is gratification, whether it’s given or received. Everyone has desires, and when those desires get fulfilled, that’s gratification. You’re reading this sentence to understand the word gratification, and soon you’ll know it back and forth, which will give you a feeling of gratification.
pleasure or satisfaction, or something which provides this: sexual gratification. instant gratification Some people expect instant gratification (= to get what they want immediately). See. gratify. Fewer examples. Sales of chocolate-covered snacks are up as people seek immediate gratification.
1. a gratifying or being gratified. 2. something that gratifies; cause for satisfaction. 3. Archaic. reward or recompense for services or benefits. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. gratification in American English. (ˌɡrætəfɪˈkeiʃən) noun. 1.
the state of feeling pleasure when something goes well for you or when your desires are satisfied; something that gives you pleasure synonym satisfaction. sexual gratification. A feed will usually provide instant gratification to a crying baby.
Similar definitions. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart. Wiktionary. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight. Wiktionary.
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 .]
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it. to satisfy; indulge; humor, as one's desires or appetites. [ Obs.]to reward; remunerate. Latin grātificāre, equivalent. to grāt ( us) pleasing + -i- - i - + -ficāre - fy.
