Gratification
[ɡrætɪfɪ'keɪʃn] or [,ɡrætɪfɪ'keʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act or an instance of satisfying.
(noun.) state of being gratified or satisfied; 'dull repetitious work gives no gratification'; 'to my immense gratification he arrived on time'.
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Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
(n.) A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Gratifying, pleasing.[2]. Delight, satisfaction, enjoyment, pleasure, fruition.[3]. Reward, recompense.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pleasure, enjoyment, satisfaction, indulgence, delight, reward
ANT:Pain, dislike, disappointment, abstinence, abnegation, stinting, inurement,discipline
Typist: Trevor
Examples
- How good this was, oh how good it was, what a God-given gratification, at last! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It would afford us the highest gratification to be enabled to record Mr. Pickwick's opinion of the foregoing anecdote. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He had confessed a taste for the pursuit of love under difficulties; here was full gratification for that taste. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He lets no one stand in the way of such self-gratification; but whether you are an obstacle or not remains to be seen. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Permit Mrs. Leo Hunter, Sir, to have the gratification of seeing you at the Den. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- If these feelings had not found an imaginary gratification, the appearance of the city had yet in itself sufficient beauty to obtain our admiration. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He had no end in this but the present gratification. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Understanding and gratification came together. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Till then, I had no idea of the gratification to be derived from books. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- To whom my sister, more for the relief of her own mind than for the gratification of his, related my pretended experiences. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In short, it was worth my while, for my own pleasure--the gratification of a strong feeling--to pay a spy who would fetch and carry for money. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Your lawyer, Mr Boffin,' returned Lightwood, making a very short note of it with a very rusty pen, 'has the gratification of taking the instruction. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He lived amidst plenty and beauty, he passed from gratification to gratification, and his soul was not satisfied. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Do that which seems best to you: and if you can receive gratification from one mode of life in preference to another, do not let me be any obstacle. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- There is some gratification to a gentleman--here Mr. Trumbull's voice conveyed an emotional remonstrance--in having this kind of ham set on his table. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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