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gratification
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)
- (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
- (uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction
- Synonyms: enjoyment, fruition, delight
- (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)
- gratification
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comfort
English
Etymology
The verb is from Middle English conforten, from Old French conforter, from Late Latin confort? (“to strengthen greatly”), itself from Latin con- (“together”) + fortis (“strong”).
The noun is from Middle English confort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confort?. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?m.f?t/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /?k?m.f?t/
- (General American) enPR: k?m'f?rt, IPA(key): /?k?m.f?t/, [?k???.f?t]
- (obsolete) enPR: k?mfôrt', IPA(key): /k?m?f??t/
Noun
comfort (countable and uncountable, plural comforts)
- Contentment, ease.
- Something that offers comfort.
- A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
- A cause of relief or satisfaction.
Synonyms
- liss
Antonyms
- (contentment, ease): austerity
Translations
Verb
comfort (third-person singular simple present comforts, present participle comforting, simple past and past participle comforted)
- (transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
- (transitive) To make comfortable. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- God's own testimony […] doth not a little comfort and confirm the same.
- (obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.
Synonyms
- besoothe
Translations
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch confoort, from Old French confort.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /k?m?f??r/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /k?m?f?r(t)/
- Hyphenation: com?fort
Noun
comfort n (plural comforts, diminutive comfortje n)
- Physical comfort, ease.
Derived terms
- comfortabel
- ligcomfort
- rijcomfort
- zitcomfort
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