satisfying, rewarding; giving pleasure or satisfaction
satisfy, please, fulfill, gladden, delight
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Gratifying Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Gratifying Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Gratify
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Gratify
Adjective
1. giving pleasure or satisfaction
(synonym) appreciated, pleasing, satisfying
(similar) rewarding
2. occasioning pride; "a gratifying (or proud) achievement"
(similar) proud
3. pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"
(synonym) sweet
(similar) pleasing
4. affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
(synonym) enjoyable, pleasurable
(similar) pleasant
Verb
1. make happy or satisfied
(synonym) satisfy
(hyponym) please, delight
(derivation) gratification, satisfaction
2. yield (to); give satisfaction to
(synonym) pander, indulge
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(hyponym) humor, humour
(derivation) gratification
