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Validation vs Gratification - What's the difference?

validation | gratification |

As nouns the difference between validation and gratification

is that validation is the act of validating something while 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.

validation

English

Noun

  • The act of validating something.
  • Something, such as a certificate, that validates something; attestation, authentication, confirmation, proof or verification.
  • The process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions.
  • 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