different between gratification vs ripeness

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 Middle English ripenesse, rypenesse, rijpnesse, from Old English r?pness, equivalent to ripe +? -ness.

Noun

ripeness (countable and uncountable, plural ripenesses)

1. the characteristic of being ripe

Translations

Anagrams

• erepsins, insperse, serpines, spirenes