Gratification

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Middle French gratification, from Latin grātificātiō, from Latin gratificare ("to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify"), from gratus ("kind, pleasing") + facere ("to make").

Full definition of gratification

Noun

1. 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.
2. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
3. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.

Synonyms

• gladness, queemliness

Derived terms

• oral gratification
• self-gratification

Related terms

• gratify