enjoyable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- enjoyableness noun
- enjoyably adverb
- preenjoyable adjective
- unenjoyable adjective
- unenjoyableness noun
- unenjoyably adverb
Etymology
Origin of enjoyable
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.
Vocabulary lists containing enjoyable
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Example Sentences
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If people were told they were consuming a drink with artificial sweeteners, they rated sugar-containing drinks as less enjoyable.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
It ended up being one of the most enjoyable nights of my writing life.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
“Steven’s there with you behind the camera. I think that was what was so enjoyable about it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
But their message—the Ozymandian nature of consumer goods—is like a nicotine hit: quickly and easily processed, enjoyable for a fleeting moment, but ultimately unsatisfying.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Ulbrickson’s prescription was considerably less enjoyable than a steak.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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