From Latin grātificātiō either directly or through Middle French gratification, from Latin grātificō, from grātus ("kind, pleasing") + faciō ("to make").

• IPA: /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

gratification

1. (countable)
   1. The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.

      Synonyms: gladness

      gratification of the heart    gratification of the palate

      • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC ↗, pages 295–296 ↗:

        I know nothing of Mr. Courtenaye; but I can perceive enough of this affair to see that he is one of those who, for a moment's selfish gratification, or for the yet meaner love of gratified vanity, will excite the deepest feelings, and trifle with the dearest hopes of all who trust them!

   2. A gratuity; a reward.
2. (uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.

   Synonyms: delight, enjoyment, gladness, fruition

   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Confidence”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC ↗, page 102 ↗:

     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.

   • 1900, Booker T[aliaferro] Washington, “Helping Others”, in Up from Slavery: An Autobiography, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co., published 1901, →OCLC ↗, page 66 ↗:

     To my gratification he told me I could reënter the institution, and that he would trust me to pay the debt when I could.

• gratify

• Russian: удовлетворение

• French: récompense
• German: Befriedigung
• Russian: вознаграждение

• Russian: удовольствие