Rewarding

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reward \Re*ward"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rewarded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Rewarding}.] [OF. rewarder, another form of regarder, of
     German origin. The original sense is, to look at, regard,
     hence, to regard as worthy, give a reward to. See {Ward},
     {Regard}.]
     To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a


     good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to
     compensate.
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           After the deed that is done, one doom shall reward,
           Mercy or no mercy as truth will accord.  --Piers
                                                    Plowman.
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           Thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded
           thee evil.                               --1 Sam. xxiv.
                                                    17.
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           I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will
           reward them that hate me.                --Deut. xxxii.
                                                    41.
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           God rewards those that have made use of the single
           talent.                                  --Hammond.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rewarding
       adj : providing personal satisfaction; "a rewarding career as a
             paramedic" [ant: {unrewarding}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "rewarding":
     advantageous, affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, blissful,
     cheerful, compatible, compensating, compensative, compensatory,
     complaisant, congenial, cordial, desirable, dulcet, en rapport,
     enjoyable, enriched, enriching, fair, fair and pleasant, felicific,
     felicitous, fine, fruitful, gainful, genial, good, goodly,
     gracious, grateful, gratifying, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed,
     likable, lucrative, mellifluous, mellow, moneymaking, nice,
     of value, paying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure-giving,
     pleasureful, productive, profitable, remunerative, reparative,
     repaying, retributive, retributory, rewardful, satisfying, sweet,
     valuable, welcome, well-spent, worthwhile, yielding a return