adj
Meaning 1
Pleasing, satisfying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gratifying
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: G R AE1 T AH0 F AY2 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of gratify
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
affording satisfaction or pleasure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the company was enjoyable
- found her praise gratifying
- full of happiness and pleasurable excitement
- good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enjoyable, pleasurable
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
pleasing to the mind or feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sweet revenge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sweet
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: verheugend — pleasing, satisfying
- Dutch: bevredigend — pleasing, satisfying
- German: erfreulich — pleasing, satisfying
- German: erfreuend — pleasing, satisfying
- German: befriedigend — pleasing, satisfying
- German: begrüßenswert — pleasing, satisfying
- German: dankenswert — pleasing, satisfying
- Portuguese: gratificante — pleasing, satisfying
- Spanish: gratificante — pleasing, satisfying
- Spanish: gratificador — pleasing, satisfying