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gratifications

gratifications is the plural of gratification.

Meaning of gratification

Noun

gratification (countable and uncountable, plural gratifications)

  1. The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.
    • gratification of the heart gratification of the palate
    Synonyms:
    gladness
  2. A gratuity; a reward.
  3. (uncountable) 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.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Confidence”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 102

Phrases with gratifications

Questions about gratifications

What is gratifications the plural of?
Gratifications is the plural of gratification.

Words near gratifications in the dictionary

  1. graticule
  2. graticules
  3. gratifiability
  4. gratifiable
  5. gratification
  6. gratifications
  7. gratified
  8. gratifiedly
  9. gratifier
  10. gratifiers
  11. gratifies

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