gratifyingadj.

Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgratifying.

That gratifies; affording pleasure, pleasing, satisfying.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

winsomea900

sweetc900

likingeOE

i-quemec950

lieflyOE

winlyOE

hereOE

thankfulc1000

merryOE

queemc1175

beina1200

willea1200

leesomec1200

savouryc1225

estea1250

i-wilc1275

winc1275

welcomea1300

doucea1350

well-pleasingc1350

acceptablea1382

pleasablea1382

pleasanta1382

pleaseda1382

acceptedc1384

amiablec1384

well-likinga1387

queemfulc1390

flattering1393

pleasinga1398

well-queeminga1400

comelyc1400

farrandc1400

greable1401

goodlyc1405

amicable?a1425

placablec1429

amene1433

winful1438

listyc1440

dulcet1445

agreeablec1450

favourousc1485

sweetly?a1500

pleasureful?c1502

dulcea1513

grate1523

prettya1529

plausible1541

jolly1549

dulcoratec1550

toothsome1551

pleasurable1557

tickling1558

suavec1560

amenous1567

odoriferous?1575

perfumed1580

glada1586

tickle1593

pleasurous1595

favoursome1601

dulcean1606

gratifying1611

Hyblaean1614

gratulatea1616

arrident1616

solacefula1618

pleasantable1619

placid1628

contentsome1632

sapid1640

canny1643

gustful1647

peramene1657

pergrateful1657

tastefula1659

complacent1660

placentiousa1661

gratifactorya1665

bland1667

suavious1669

palatable1683

placent1683

complaisant1710

nice1747

tasty1796

sweetsome1799

titbit1820

connate1836

cunning1843

mooi1850

gemütlich1852

sympathique1859

congenial1878

sympathetic1900

sipid1908

onkus1910

sympathisch1911

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Gratifico, gratifying.

a1617 P. Baynes Comm. Ephes. (1658) 68 Wee come from that gratifying Mother, child-bearing grace, to that grace which is freely given to us.

1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 5) 393 Dr. W's criticisms..are often very just, curious, and gratifying.

1847 G. P. R. James Convict i I have something to propose which I think will be gratifying to you.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 269 Beyond his reign there was the gratifying prospect of a long series of Protestant sovereigns.

Derivatives

ˈgratifyingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adverb]

sweetlyc900

queemlyOE

lustly971

winlyc1000

sootlya1125

to (a person's) queemc1175

lustilya1225

avenantlya1375

pleasinglya1398

queema1400

beinc1400

farrandlyc1400

pleasantlyc1400

pleasantlya1425

queemfullyc1425

thankfullyc1480

greablyc1500

dulcely1508

dulcea1525

pleasant1553

agreeably?1567

pleasurably1580

sugarly1587

flattering1597

sweet1597

attractively1640

well-pleasingly1645

welcomely1646

flatteringly1661

relishingly1677

satisfyingly1743

sweetsome1799

smilingly1806

dulcetly1810

gratifyingly1822

honeyedly1832

enjoyably1877

suavely1883

congenially1884

a fair treat1884

1822 Examiner 428/1 Sportsmen..will..be most gratifyingly attracted by this beauty.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. x. 72/1 Fruits of my unseen sowing gratifyingly meet me here and there.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	gratifying
释义	gratifyingadj. Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgratifying. That gratifies; affording pleasure, pleasing, satisfying. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] winsomea900 sweetc900 likingeOE i-quemec950 lieflyOE winlyOE hereOE thankfulc1000 merryOE queemc1175 beina1200 willea1200 leesomec1200 savouryc1225 estea1250 i-wilc1275 winc1275 welcomea1300 doucea1350 well-pleasingc1350 acceptablea1382 pleasablea1382 pleasanta1382 pleaseda1382 acceptedc1384 amiablec1384 well-likinga1387 queemfulc1390 flattering1393 pleasinga1398 well-queeminga1400 comelyc1400 farrandc1400 greable1401 goodlyc1405 amicable?a1425 placablec1429 amene1433 winful1438 listyc1440 dulcet1445 agreeablec1450 favourousc1485 sweetly?a1500 pleasureful?c1502 dulcea1513 grate1523 prettya1529 plausible1541 jolly1549 dulcoratec1550 toothsome1551 pleasurable1557 tickling1558 suavec1560 amenous1567 odoriferous?1575 perfumed1580 glada1586 tickle1593 pleasurous1595 favoursome1601 dulcean1606 gratifying1611 Hyblaean1614 gratulatea1616 arrident1616 solacefula1618 pleasantable1619 placid1628 contentsome1632 sapid1640 canny1643 gustful1647 peramene1657 pergrateful1657 tastefula1659 complacent1660 placentiousa1661 gratifactorya1665 bland1667 suavious1669 palatable1683 placent1683 complaisant1710 nice1747 tasty1796 sweetsome1799 titbit1820 connate1836 cunning1843 mooi1850 gemütlich1852 sympathique1859 congenial1878 sympathetic1900 sipid1908 onkus1910 sympathisch1911 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Gratifico, gratifying. a1617 P. Baynes Comm. Ephes. (1658) 68 Wee come from that gratifying Mother, child-bearing grace, to that grace which is freely given to us. 1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 5) 393 Dr. W's criticisms..are often very just, curious, and gratifying. 1847 G. P. R. James Convict i I have something to propose which I think will be gratifying to you. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 269 Beyond his reign there was the gratifying prospect of a long series of Protestant sovereigns. Derivatives ˈgratifyingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adverb] sweetlyc900 queemlyOE lustly971 winlyc1000 sootlya1125 to (a person's) queemc1175 lustilya1225 avenantlya1375 pleasinglya1398 queema1400 beinc1400 farrandlyc1400 pleasantlyc1400 pleasantlya1425 queemfullyc1425 thankfullyc1480 greablyc1500 dulcely1508 dulcea1525 pleasant1553 agreeably?1567 pleasurably1580 sugarly1587 flattering1597 sweet1597 attractively1640 well-pleasingly1645 welcomely1646 flatteringly1661 relishingly1677 satisfyingly1743 sweetsome1799 smilingly1806 dulcetly1810 gratifyingly1822 honeyedly1832 enjoyably1877 suavely1883 congenially1884 a fair treat1884 1822 Examiner 428/1 Sportsmen..will..be most gratifyingly attracted by this beauty. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. x. 72/1 Fruits of my unseen sowing gratifyingly meet me here and there. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas ˈgratifying ˈgratifying n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > action of making pleasant > [noun] gratifying1555 sweetening1592 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. aj^v The gratifyinge of vniuersal mankind. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Gratificacion Gratifying. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gratification, a gratification or gratifying. extracted from gratifyv. < adj.1611 as lemmas
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gratifyingadj.

Derivatives

> as lemmas