Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gratification"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gratification \Grat"i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. gratificatio: cf. F.
gratification.]
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. --Bp. Morton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gratification
n 1: state of being gratified; great satisfaction: "dull
repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense
gratification he arrived on time" [syn: {satisfaction}]
2: the act or an instance of gratifying or satisfying
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