Gratifying — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make happy or satisfied

yield (to); give satisfaction to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈætɹeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈætɹeɪl/.

Examples

sweet revenge
the company was enjoyable
found her praise gratifying

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pleasurable gratify indulge satisfy sweet enjoyable pander

Antonyms

dissatisfy

Parts of Speech

verb	make happy or satisfied
verb	yield (to); give satisfaction to
adjective	pleasing to the mind or feeling “sweet revenge”
adjective	affording satisfaction or pleasure “the company was enjoyable”

Word Forms

satisfier	noun	any agent capable of producing satisfaction
gratification	noun	state of being gratified or satisfied
panderer	noun	a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)
indulgence	noun	a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
indulging	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
sweetness	noun	the quality of giving pleasure
enjoyableness	noun	pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erfreulich

glücklich oder zufrieden machen

🇫🇷French

gratifiant

rendre heureux ou satisfait

🇪🇸Spanish

gratificante

hacer feliz o satisfecho

🇮🇹Italian

gratificante

rendere felice o soddisfatto

🇳🇱Dutch

verheugend

blij of tevreden maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

gratificante

fazer feliz ou satisfeito

🇷🇺Russian

приятный

сделать счастливым или удовлетворенным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतोषजनक

खुश या संतुष्ट करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্তোষজনক

খুশি বা সন্তুষ্ট করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியளிக்கிறது

மகிழ்ச்சியாக அல்லது திருப்தியடையச் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతోషించే

సంతోషించండి లేదా సంతృప్తి చెందండి

🇮🇳Marathi

समाधानकारक

आनंदी किंवा समाधानी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતોષકારક

ખુશ અથવા સંતુષ્ટ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತಸದಾಯಕ

ಸಂತೋಷ ಅಥವಾ ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്

സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀਜਨਕ

ਖੁਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسلی بخش

خوش یا مطمئن کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可喜

使高兴或满意

🇯🇵Japanese

嬉しい

幸せにするか満足させる

🇰🇷Korean

만족스러운

행복하게 하거나 만족시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng hài lòng

làm cho hạnh phúc hoặc hài lòng

🇹🇭Thai

น่ายินดี

ทำให้มีความสุขหรือพอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuaskan

membuat senang atau puas

🇵🇭Filipino

nagbibigay-kasiyahan

gawing masaya o masiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

menggembirakan

membuat gembira atau puas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مما يثلج الصدر

أسعد أو راضي

🇮🇷Persian

خوشحال کننده

خوشحال کردن یا راضی کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

memnuniyet verici

mutlu etmek veya memnun etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

משמח

לעשות שמח או מרוצה

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