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gratifyinggrat‧i‧fy‧ing /ˈɡrætəfaɪ-ɪŋ/ adjective   - It's gratifying to know that my work has helped so many people.
- For Nicholson, success in this quarter is doubly gratifying - displaying his ability to attract women by means other than looks.
- Implementing the plan will be less gratifying.
- In the end, however, he found a most gratifying resolution.
- It was a gratifying experience to find myself liked and accepted by my peers to an extent that I had never expected.
- It was not naturally as smart a match as the failed one of the summer, but the reactions were all the same gratifying.
- To a whirring of cine-cameras and a gratifying clicking of Nikons, Enid Coley progressed graciously into the stands.
► satisfying making you feel satisfied, because you have got or achieved something you wanted: · There’s something very satisfying about baking your own bread.· Teaching can be immensely satisfying. ► rewarding satisfying, because you feel you are doing something useful for yourself or for other people: · Nursing is a very rewarding job.· It's been hard work, but very rewarding. ► fulfilling making you feel satisfied and happy with your life, because you are using your abilities in a useful way. Fulfilling and rewarding are very close in meaning. Fulfilling is used more about your feelings about your life in general, and that something makes you feel a happier person: · We want to provide a more fulfilling life for people who are mentally ill.· a happier and more fulfilling relationship· What should be a happy and fulfilling experience all too often is not. ► pleasing making you feel pleased and satisfied, because something is good: · The results of the training scheme were very pleasing. ► gratifying making you feel pleased and satisfied, especially because people like what you have done, or you feel that you were right about something: · Their enthusiastic reception of his paintings was very gratifying.· It's gratifying to know that these videos are appreciated.· It is extremely gratifying to hear that something I did affected someone's life in such a positive way. pleasing and satisfyingit’s gratifying to do something It’s gratifying to note that already much has been achieved. The support was considerable and very gratifying.—gratifyingly adverb |