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enjoyable

American  
[en-joi-uh-buhl] / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ ə bəl /

adjective

  1. giving or capable of giving joy or pleasure.

    a very enjoyable film.

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

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Etymology

Origin of enjoyable

First recorded in 1635–45; enjoy + -able


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.

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Watching games with base runners, tough at-bats and actual strategy by managers is much more enjoyable than strikeouts and home runs with no one on base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 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

The dynamic between Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan is one of the most enjoyable to watch play out this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The eight-part series is sophisticated, complicated and appallingly enjoyable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

While that was quite enjoyable, I felt overcome with an uncertainty of what to do with my hands.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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