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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras