Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act of gratifying.
- n. The condition of being gratified.
- n. An instance or a cause of being gratified.
- n. Archaic A reward.
- n. Archaic A gratuity.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of gratifying or pleasing; a pleasing or satisfying.
- n. The state of being gratified; pleasure received; delectation; satisfaction.
- n. Voluntary reward or recompense; also, a gratuity for services received or expected.
- n. Any reward in money given to soldiers for good conduct in a battle or campaign; an allowance made to prisoners of war; a voluntary contribution made by soldiers to the widows of comrades.
Wiktionary
- n. 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.
- n. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
- n. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite.
- n. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
- n. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
WordNet 3.0
- n. state of being gratified or satisfied
- n. the act or an instance of satisfying
Etymologies
- From Latin gratification, from Latin gratificare ("to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify"), from gratus ("kind, pleasing") + facere ("to make"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
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“I want to encourage what I call gratification education (what others have called "natural learning" or "unschooling").”
“For young players, especially, short-term gratification is the norm.”
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“Instant gratification is also to blame, people have become complacent with thinking every situation is the same.”
“Instant gratification is part of what got us into this place.”
“Perhaps "subconscious" is more appropriate, but to pretend that we are unaware of the biological needs of our body and ego that lead to short-term gratification and antisocial behavior is ridiculous.”
“I didn't see any political success from it, and I wasn't there to receive any political gratification from the event in itself.”
“Agreed though, just doing that, and somehow claiming gratification is complete crap.”
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“If we voters are corrupt, and vote for short-term gratification, something for nothing, and sweet deals for our special interests, then the politicians we elect will be corrupt, too.”
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“The gross misunderstanding of human sexual expression as mere bodily gratification is all the more shocking in this case because the rabbi who made the comparison between sexuality and cheeseburgers is not only a scholar in the rabbinical school but a physician as well. (p. 12) One more word on Greenberg's life before coming to today.”
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