Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
act of gratifying or pleasing:
gratuity; reward — see also gratuity, reward:
feeling of pleasure — see also satisfaction:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
gratuity; reward — see also gratuity, reward:

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Sociopaths would do anything for instant gratification.

    Соціопати можуть зробити все для миттєвого задоволення. — Ahha

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  2. That job gave him little gratification.

    deDiese Arbeit bot ihm wenig Erfüllung. — samueldora

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  3. Don't deprive me of my instant gratification.

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Meaning

3 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.

    gratification of the heart gratification of the palate

    удовлетворениеudovletvorenije, ублажениеublaženije

  2. (countable, uncountable)A gratuity; a reward.

    Befriedigung

    вознаграждениеvoznagraždenije

  3. (uncountable)A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.

    удовольствиеudovolʹstvije, удовлетворениеudovletvorenije

More definitions
  • state of being gratified or satisfied
  • the act or an instance of satisfying

Origin

From Latin grātificātiō either directly or through Middle French gratification, from Latin

From Latin grātificātiō either directly or through Middle French gratification, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).

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Forms

plural: gratifications
Singulargratification
Pluralgratifications

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or…:gladness
A feeling of pleasure:delightB1enjoymentB1fruitionC2
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Relatedgratify
Derivedoral gratificationovergratificationself-gratification

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grategratefulA2gratefullygratergratifygratingrating

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