enjoyable
Americanadjective
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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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David Greaves’ “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is loving, indispensable history, unabashedly enjoyable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Unfortunately for us, the film’s audience, it doesn’t make watching the rest of the rehearsal any more enjoyable.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
People who work especially hard to eliminate normal fluctuations may sometimes impose restrictions on themselves that make everyday life less enjoyable or make certain activities feel harder to pursue safely.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
While he did not think it affected his tennis very much, he said it left him with a "feeling of dread" which made life on the road far less enjoyable.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
We spent some time reminiscing about various persons from the past, or else exchanging any news we had concerning them, and this was, I must say, most enjoyable.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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