different between gratification vs amends

English

Etymology

From Latin gr?tific?ti? either directly or through Middle French gratification, from Latin gr?tific? (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from gr?tus (“kind, pleasing”) + faci? (“to make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???æt?f??ke???n/
• Hyphenation: grat?i?fi?ca?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

gratification (countable and uncountable, plural gratifications)

1. (countable) The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite.

   the gratification of the palate

   the gratification of the heart

2. (uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction

   Synonyms: enjoyment, fruition, delight

3. (countable) A reward; a gratuity.

Synonyms

• gladness

Derived terms

• oral gratification
• self-gratification

Related terms

• gratify

Translations

Further reading

• gratification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• gratification in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• gratification at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.ti.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

gratification f (plural gratifications)

1. gratification

English

Etymology

From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??m?nds/

Noun

amends

1. plural of amend

Noun

amends

1. Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

Usage notes

• Many consider amends a plural-only noun, but historically and in some current usage the singular appears.
• Most commonly found in to make amends.

Synonyms

• (compensation): reparation, redress, restitution, indemnity

Translations

Verb

amends

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amend

References

• amends at OneLook Dictionary Search
• amends in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Amsden, Edmans, demans, desman, menads