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gratification

noun
/ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from grātificō
  2. borrowed from gratification
  3. borrowed from grātificātiō

Definitions

  1. The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.

    • gratification of the heart    gratification of the palate
    • Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.

  2. A gratuity

    A gratuity; a reward.

  3. A feeling of pleasure

    A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.

    • I will tell you all my faults frankly beforehand. I am very vain, for I cultivate my vanity on a principle, and cannot understand why we should neglect such a source of gratification.
    • To my gratification he told me I could reënter the institution, and that he would trust me to pay the debt when I could.

The neighborhood

Derived

oral gratification, self-gratification

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at gratification. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01gratification02appetite03drinks04pitch05gummy06teeth07unpleasant08pleasant09pleasure

A definitional loop anchored at gratification. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at gratification

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA