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Webster 1913 Edition


Gratification

Grat′i-fi-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[L. gratificatio: cf. F. gratification.]
1.
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
.
2.
That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
3.
A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
Bp. Morton.
Syn. – Glad; pleased. See
Glad.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gratification

GRATIFICA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. gratificatio, from gratificor; gratus and facio, to make.]
1.
The act of pleasing, either the mind, the taste or the appetite. We speak of the gratification of the taste or the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the mind, soul or heart.
2.
That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; delight. It is not easy to renounce gratifications to which we are accustomed.
3.
Reward; recompense.

Definition 2024


gratification

gratification

English

Noun

gratification (countable and uncountable, plural gratifications)

  1. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
    the gratification of the palate
    the gratification of the heart
  2. Something that causes pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
  3. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.

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Noun

gratification f (plural gratifications)

  1. gratification