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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Overall, their set was simple but thoroughly enjoyable, which is why they fit cozily midway through this list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Let’s do some fun math instead—like how these recommendations from my colleagues might add up to an enjoyable evening for you:
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
"With this change, this rebirth we are experiencing as a country...it's a different atmosphere, more peaceful, more enjoyable, and with greater freedom of expression," said Sosa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
For those less invested in any one vision of the Strokes, it’s enjoyable to hear the band sounding free and risking failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
For me, watching two champions rip into each other is not enjoyable, but Kilorn loves it.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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