Gratification Definition

gratifikāzhən

noun

A gratifying or being gratified.

Webster's New World

Something that gratifies; cause for satisfaction.

Webster's New World

Reward or recompense for services or benefits.

Webster's New World

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.

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Other Word Forms of Gratification

Noun

Singular:

gratification

Plural:

gratifications

Origin of Gratification

From Middle French gratification, from Latin grātificātiō, from Latin gratificare (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from gratus (“kind, pleasing”) + facere (“to make”).

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