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adjective
- 1. giving pleasure or satisfaction: "the results were gratifying"
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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.
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 .]
: 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.
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.
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.
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.
A complete guide to the word "GRATIFYING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Gratifying definition: tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing. . See examples of GRATIFYING used in a sentence.
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.
