Associations to the word «Gratification»

Wiktionary

GRATIFICATION, noun. 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.
GRATIFICATION, noun. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
GRATIFICATION, noun. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.

Dictionary definition

GRATIFICATION, noun. State of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time".
GRATIFICATION, noun. The act or an instance of satisfying.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley