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adjective
- 1. giving pleasure or satisfaction: "the results were gratifying"
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gratifying. adjective. uk / ˈɡræt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ / us / ˈɡræt̬.ə.faɪ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. pleasing and satisfying: [ + to infinitive ] It must be very gratifying to see all your children grown up and happy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing pleasure. agreeableness. agreeably. all things to all people idiom. attractive. delightfully.
The meaning of GRATIFYING is giving pleasure or satisfaction : pleasing. How to use gratifying in a sentence.
to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need: gratified by We were gratified by the response to our appeal. [ + to infinitive ] He was gratified to see how well his students had done. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing pleasure. agreeableness. agreeably. all things to all people idiom. attractive. delightfully. distraction.
gratifying (formal) that gives you pleasure, especially because it makes you feel that you have done well: It is gratifying to see such good results. fulfilling (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your skills and talents are being used:
Something that is gratifying gives or causes satisfaction. But calling something gratifying isn’t exactly the same as calling it pleasing or interesting. Find out why on Thesaurus.com.
1. To please or satisfy: My good grades gratify my parents. See Synonyms at please. 2. To give in to (a desire); indulge: He gratified his curiosity by going to the exhibit. 3. Archaic To reward. [Middle English gratifien, to favor, from Latin grātificārī : grātus, pleasing; see g w erə- in Indo-European roots + -ficārī, -fy.]
Definitions of gratifying. adjective. affording satisfaction or pleasure. “found her praise gratifying ”. synonyms: enjoyable, pleasurable. pleasant. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings. adjective. pleasing to the mind or feeling.
giving one satisfaction or pleasure. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. gratifyingly (ˈgratiˌfyingly) adverb. gratifying in American English. (ˈɡrætəˌfaiɪŋ) adjective. tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing. SYNONYMS See interesting.
Definition of 'gratify' gratify. (grætɪfaɪ ) Word forms: gratifies , gratifying , gratified. 1. verb. If you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction. [formal] Mr. Dambar was gratified by his response. [be VERB -ed] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: please, delight, satisfy, thrill More Synonyms of gratify.
1. : to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to. it gratified him to have his wife wear jewels Willa Cather. 2. : to give in to : indulge, satisfy. gratify a whim. 3. archaic : remunerate, reward. Did you know? A gratifying experience is quietly pleasing or satisfying.
