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Gratification vs Soothing - What's the difference?

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Gratification is a synonym of soothing.


As nouns the difference between gratification and soothing

is that gratification is the act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart while soothing is the act by which somebody is soothed.

As an adjective soothing is

tending to soothe.

As a verb soothing is

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gratification

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
  • That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
  • A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.

    • Synonyms

    * gladness, queemliness

    Derived terms

    * oral gratification * self-gratification

    Related terms

    * gratify

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    soothing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to soothe.
    • soothing music
  • Giving relief.
    • a soothing ointment
  • Freeing from fear or anxiety.
    • soothing words

    Derived terms

    * soothingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is soothed.
  • * 1823 , Charles Caleb Colton
    • There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.

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