gratification

Found in thesaurus: emotional state, spirit, satisfaction

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gratification
n. satisfaction, fulfillment; pleasure

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Gratification
Gratification is the pleasurable  emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfillment of a desire or goal.

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gratification

Noun
1. state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
(synonym) satisfaction
(hypernym) emotional state, spirit
(hyponym) quality of life
(derivation) satisfy, gratify
2. the act or an instance of satisfying
(hypernym) satisfaction
(hyponym) satiation
(derivation) satisfy, gratify


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gratification
nf. bonus, perquisite, gratification

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Gratification
(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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