gratifying C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings 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... satisfyingpleasingrewardingfulfillingpleasurableheartening ↔ Opposites frustratingdisappointingdispleasingunsatisfying Word family Forms gratifyingly Derived forms gratifyingly Related forms gratifygratificationgrateful Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown