noun (n)

• state of being gratified or satisfied(noun.state)

  Example:
  Dull repetitious work gives no gratification.
  To my immense gratification he arrived on time.
  

  Synonym:
  satisfaction
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act or an instance of satisfying(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913