enjoyable

[en-joi-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. giving or capable of giving joy or pleasure.

   a very enjoyable film.

   Synonyms: delightful, agreeable, pleasant
   Antonyms: detestable, hateful, unpleasant, boring, loathsome

Other Word Forms

• enjoyableness noun
• enjoyably adverb
• preenjoyable adjective
• unenjoyable adjective
• unenjoyableness noun
• unenjoyably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of enjoyable¹

First recorded in 1635–45; enjoy + -able

Example Sentences

But listen, the summers are going to be more enjoyable.”

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"Freebies are great," Tahira Jan tells me, "but it's more about how enjoyable something is."

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The former Chelsea manager, speaking after being inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame, said managing the US has been "thoroughly enjoyable".

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This variance makes football enjoyable for fans but poses uncertainties that some managers may want to reduce.

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One of them, Ellie-May, says: "It makes me feel happy and it's enjoyable."

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• delicious 
• delightful 
• entertaining 
• fun 
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• pleasant 
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