gratifying as an adjective: - 1
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gratifying
adjective
1 gratifying
Pleasing to the mind or feeling.
synonym: sweet.
Roget 829:
causing pleasure
etc.
v.;
laetificant†;
pleasure-giving,
pleasing,
pleasant,
pleasurable;
agreeable;
grateful,
gratifying;
leef†,
lief,
acceptable;
welcome,
welcome as the roses in May;
welcomed;
favorite;
to one's taste,
to one's mind,
to one's liking;
satisfactory
etc.
(good)
648.
refreshing;
comfortable;
cordial;
genial;
glad,
gladsome;
sweet,
delectable,
nice,
dainty;
delicate,
delicious;
dulcet;
luscious
etc.
396;
palatable
etc.
394;
luxurious,
voluptuous;
sensual
etc.
377.
[of people]
attractive
etc.
615;
inviting,
prepossessing,
engaging;
winning,
winsome;
taking,
fascinating,
captivating,
killing;
seducing,
seductive;
heart-robbing,
alluring,
enticing;
appetizing
etc.
(exciting)
824;
cheering
etc.
836;
bewitching;
enchanting,
entrancing,
enravishing†.
charming;
delightful,
felicitous,
exquisite;
lovely
etc.
(beautiful)
845;
ravishing,
rapturous;
heartfelt,
thrilling,
ecstatic;
beatic†;
beatific;
seraphic;
empyrean;
elysian
etc.
(heavenly)
981.
palmy,
halcyon,
Saturnian.
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2 gratifying
Affording satisfaction or pleasure:
— Found her praise gratifying.
synonyms: enjoyable, pleasurable.
Polish: przyjemny, miły
Moby thesaurus: acceptable, affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, blissful, cheerful, compatible, complaisant, congenial, cordial, delighting, desirable, dulcet, en rapport, enjoyable, fair, fair and pleasant, favorable, felicific, felicitous, fine, genial, gladdening, good, goodly, gracious, grateful, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed, likable, mellifluous, mellow, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, regaling, rejoicing, rewarding, satisfying, sweet, welcome ... show more.
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