"gratifying" meaning in English

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          "sense": "pleasing, satisfying",
          "word": "erfreulich"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "pleasing, satisfying",
          "word": "erfreuend"
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          "sense": "pleasing, satisfying",
          "word": "befriedigend"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "pleasing, satisfying",
          "word": "begrüßenswert"
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          "sense": "pleasing, satisfying",
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      "sense": "pleasing, satisfying",
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      "sense": "pleasing, satisfying",
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