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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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Salam's vivid and inventive style makes it a highly enjoyable ride.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It added: "We are, with a heavy heart, introducing some temporary changes to our audience policies to ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

If staying into the week, hiking Kaaterskill Falls becomes far more enjoyable once the crowds clear out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“But making ‘Too Much’ was a really enjoyable, happy process.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Like Schubert, they appealed to their audience not through comic opera, Rossini-style, but by providing bitter-sweet, mostly tender reflections on love, art and life that were instandy enjoyable.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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