gratifying

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡrætɪfaɪɪŋ/ UK /ˈɡrætɪfaɪɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
giving pleasure or satisfaction

It was gratifying to see her hard work finally rewarded.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · giving pleasure or... satisfying pleasing rewarding fulfilling pleasurable heartening

Opposites

frustrating disappointing displeasing unsatisfying

Word family

Forms gratifyingly

Derived forms gratifyingly

Related forms gratify gratification grateful

Etymology

Present participle of gratify, from Middle French gratifier, from Latin gratificari ('to do a favor'), from gratus ('pleasing') + facere ('to make').

gratificārī Latin gratus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# gratifying

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡrætɪfaɪɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡrætɪfaɪɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. giving pleasure or satisfaction

## Examples
- It was gratifying to see her hard work finally rewarded.

## Synonyms
- satisfying
- pleasing
- rewarding
- fulfilling
- pleasurable
- heartening

## Antonyms
- frustrating
- disappointing
- displeasing
- unsatisfying

## Derived Forms
- gratifyingly

## Related Forms
- gratify
- gratification
- grateful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gratificārī
- Root: gratus

## Etymology
Present participle of gratify, from Middle French gratifier, from Latin gratificari ('to do a favor'), from gratus ('pleasing') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Gratifying has this etymological history: Present participle of gratify, from Middle French gratifier, from Latin gratificari ('to do a favor'), from gratus ('pleasing') + facere ('to make'). The etymological trail includes Latin gratificārī and Latin gratus. As an adjective, gratifying describes what is giving pleasure or satisfaction. The same family is visible in derived forms such as gratifyingly and related forms such as gratify, gratification, and grateful. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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