enjoyable
Americanadjective
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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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“I’ve had a great life and an enjoyable life, but no sense of bond and family,” Kaplan said between innings as dust from home plate lingered about, tears welling up from who-knows-what.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Today, she says everyday activities such as gardening and riding a stationary bicycle are far more enjoyable because of the reduction in pain.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
The small class size — no more than seven students — allows for plenty of one-on-one instruction, and the patient, encouraging teaching style made the experience enjoyable even for beginners.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The indie rocker maintains his commitment to self-referential songwriting full of quotidian detail on an enjoyable new album.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Highly enjoyable though it was to swim in hot and foamy water with clouds of different-colored steam wafting all around him, no stroke of brilliance came to him, no sudden burst of understanding.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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