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enjoyable

American  
[en-joi-uh-buhl] / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ ə bəl /

adjective

  1. giving or capable of giving joy or pleasure.

    a very enjoyable film.

    Synonyms:
    delightful, agreeable, pleasant
    Antonyms:
    detestable, hateful, unpleasant, boring, loathsome

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Etymology

Origin of enjoyable

First recorded in 1635–45; enjoy + -able

Explanation

Enjoyable is an adjective that describes anything full of delight and fun. Woohoo! If you’re able to enjoy something, it’s enjoyable. If it’s pleasurable, fun, and you want to do it more, it’s enjoyable. Different people find different things enjoyable. While shoe shopping might be enjoyable to you, it might not be for your best friend. She might find mud wrestling more enjoyable.

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Enjoyable course that can test almost anyone if proper tees are chosen.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2020

He is now opening his own music store, Enjoyable Noises, in The Electra apartment building on Campbell Avenue Southwest in Roanoke.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2016

Enjoyable as their show was, the musicians were some curious choices.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2016

Enjoyable as an atmospheric tale of crime and punishment from a distant era written in lucid, limber prose, “The Wicked Boy” also implicitly raises questions that remain with us today.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2016

Enjoyable as it is to meet so many people in the social sphere, our good friends who see us from the auditorium, and then shower their invitations upon us, are at times a little embarrassing.

From The Secrets of a Savoyard by Lytton, Henry A.