The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart
the act or an instance of satisfying state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time
state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"