gratification
gratification Lexical Profile
gratification Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment, especially when gained from the fulfillment of a desire, appetite, or goal.
"Modern technology has conditioned many consumers to expect instant gratification rather than waiting patiently for results."
A source of pleasure or satisfaction.
"Seeing her students succeed in their chosen careers was one of the greatest gratifications of her teaching life."
A gratuity, reward, or recompense given for a service (now archaic or formal).
"The messenger was handed a small monetary gratification for delivering the urgent dispatches safely."
• Rhymes for gratification
• Nearby Words
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French or directly from Latin gratificatio, meaning 'a showing of kindness or obligingness,' derived from the verb gratificari ('to do a favor to, oblige'), which combines gratus ('pleasing, thankful') and facere ('to make').