enjoyment
Americannoun
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enjoyments
plural
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the act of enjoying.
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the possession, use, or occupancy of anything with satisfaction or pleasure.
to have the enjoyment of a large income.
- Synonyms:
- gratification, delight
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a particular form or source of pleasure.
Hunting is his greatest enjoyment.
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Law. the exercise of a right.
the enjoyment of an estate.
noun
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the act or condition of receiving pleasure from something
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the use or possession of something that is satisfying or beneficial
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something that provides joy or satisfaction
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the possession or exercise of a legal right
Synonym Usage
See pleasure.
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Etymology
Origin of enjoyment
Explanation
Enjoyment is what you experience when you are having a good time. You probably experience enjoyment in an amusement park, and a lack of enjoyment at the dentist. When you enjoy something, you like doing it. Enjoyment is a word for the pleasure that comes from enjoyable activities. Lots of people get enjoyment from reading, seeing movies, watching TV, and playing video games. Hanging out with friends is another common form of enjoyment. If you dislike doing something, then it brings you no enjoyment. Enjoyment is the opposite of feelings like boredom and misery.
Example Sentences
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The crowd’s enjoyment was palpable as it exited the theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
In mice, the medications reduced hedonic feeding, which means eating for enjoyment rather than because the body needs energy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
For your evening enjoyment, and to help get you in the spirit of the holiday weekend, I’d humbly suggest:
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
She is, the argument goes, a poet for the moms and the mushy-hearted, for readers with no formalist inclinations, for those more interested in enjoyment than enjambment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
He laughed with real enjoyment, as a child laughs at a good lie, encouraging further flights.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Mrs Samia made reference to the nightlife and other enjoyments the Kenya capital has to offer - but which has been curtailed because of the Covid-19 overnight curfew:
From BBC ● May 6, 2021
But whatever the Puritans’ motives, they understood that there are degrading enjoyments.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2017
“Re-engaging with the same object, even just once, allows a reworking of experiences as consumers consider their own particular enjoyments and understandings of choices they have made.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2017
The historical novelist is always prey to the enjoyments of hindsight.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2016
For millions of others, about to lose one of their greatest enjoyments, it was hardly something to cheer about.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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