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gratifying

gratifying

41 3.7
Pleasing and making you feel proud or satisfied
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡrætɪfaɪɪŋ/
translation icon : gratificante
  • Yes, we want to reach the answer, but the journey in looking for those answers is in itself gratifying and enjoyable.
  • a gratifying experience
  • very gratifying
  • gratifying results

Now, again, those are things that are gratifying to the body.

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Examples

  • Working with the teachers and youth of the community is a gratifying and thrilling experience.

    Academic text (2007)
  • So for me, it's very gratifying to teach, and I view all the books as teaching tools.

  • And that is also just really gratifying for me.

  • Friends, it's most gratifying to see so many of you here tonight.

  • Being there for my family seems so much more gratifying.

  • However, students learn quickly, and it is gratifying to note their rapid progress.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Let me just say how gratifying it is to see so many smiling faces here today.

  • Acceptance as a teaching assistant is especially gratifying for those who have had minimal teaching experience.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Once we identified our dream team of speakers, it was very gratifying to receive such overwhelmingly positive responses.

  • Helping others in need is incredibly gratifying and brings a sense of fulfillment.

Synonyms

delightful
vsgratifying
202 2.0

Something very pleasant that makes you happy

is milder, stressing personal pleasure and a sense of being pleased
enjoyable
vsgratifying
119 1.0

Pleasant to do or experience

leans more toward being personally pleasing and giving a rewarded feeling
rewarding
vsgratifying
101 3.5

An activity or experience that makes you feel good and successful

is more about feeling pleased itself rather than earned achievement
joyful
vsgratifying
70 1.0

Feeling or showing great happiness

expresses milder pleasure and a simple feeling of being pleased instead of intense joy
pleasing
vsgratifying
63 2.0

Giving a pleasant feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction

involves stronger personal pleasure and often a sense of being pleased
pleasurable
vsgratifying
34 3.5

Causing a feeling of enjoyment or happiness

focuses more on personal pleasure combined with a feeling of being pleased
satisfying
vsgratifying
1 2.2

A pleasant feeling of being happy when a need or wish is met

is more about general pleasure and an overall sense of being pleased
fulfilling
vsgratifying
3.9

Making you feel happy and satisfied because you do something useful

emphasizes immediate pleasure and a pleased feeling rather than deeper meaning
delightsome
vsgratifying
  • Archaic
8.8

Making people feel very happy

is less intense and centers on personal pleasure and being pleased
elating
vsgratifying
4.3

Making someone feel very happy and excited

produces milder satisfaction and a sense of being pleased rather than euphoria

Antonyms

1 4.8

Does not make you feel satisfied or successful

How Satisfying

delightful
202 2.0
satisfying
1 2.2
gratifying
41 3.7
pleasing
63 2.0
pleasant
314 1.0

Surface Forms

gratifying positive
gratifier comparative
gratifyingest superlative

Morphology

gratifying = gratify (transparent) = gratify + ing

The adjective derives directly from the verb 'gratify' with the productive suffix '-ing' meaning 'causing or giving the action', so the meaning is clear to learners.

Etymology

The word gratifying comes from the Latin word gratus, which means 'pleasing'. You can see the same idea in grateful and gratitude, so something gratifying makes you feel pleased or rewarded.