enjoyment
[en-joi-muhnt]
- the act of enjoying.
- the possession, use, or occupancy of anything with satisfaction or pleasure: to have the enjoyment of a large income.
- a particular form or source of pleasure: Hunting is his greatest enjoyment.
- Law. the exercise of a right: the enjoyment of an estate.
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Origin of enjoyment
Synonyms
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recreationindulgencethrillluxuryjoysatisfactionamusementrelaxationfunpleasurehappinessgratificationsensualityzestrejoicingsavorself-indulgenceentertainmentfruitiongustoExamples from the Web for enjoyment
Contemporary Examples
His discourse is now more detailed: submission, which is the meaning of islam in Arabic, gives him a kind of enjoyment.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim PresidentPierre Assouline
January 9, 2015
I am asking you to please join with me to ensure this enjoyment by not revealing any of these answers or other issues.
And food, far from being a source of energy and enjoyment, has become a battleground of guilt and shame and excess and starvation.
Portion it out over numerous sittings for no other reason than prolonging its enjoyment.
Herewith for your enjoyment and frustration is my list, by category and in no particular order.
My Favorite Books of 2013: Jill Lepore, Adelle Waldman, James Salter & MoreLucas Wittmann
December 15, 2013
Historical Examples
As for the child, he gave himself wholly to the enjoyment of a stick of candy.
Other Tales and SketchesNathaniel Hawthorne
Money means to the traveller not only health, enjoyment, comfort, but knowledge.
The Roof of FranceMatilda Betham-Edwards
Beyond this she had little time for enjoyment, for she had so much work to do.
Rico and WiseliJohanna Spyri
Weary Willie was the only man of them all who appeared to find any enjoyment in the situation.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
The revulsion accentuated her enjoyment of the picturesque aspects of the scene.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
enjoyment
- the act or condition of receiving pleasure from something
- the use or possession of something that is satisfying or beneficial
- something that provides joy or satisfaction
- the possession or exercise of a legal right
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Word Origin and History for enjoyment
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