enjoyable
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en·joy
(ĕn-joi′)v. en·joyed, en·joy·ing, en·joys
v.tr.
1. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.
2. To have the use or benefit of: enjoys good health.
v.intr.
Idiom: To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.
enjoy oneself
To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.
[Middle English enjoien, from Old French enjoir : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + joir, to rejoice (from Latin gaudēre; see gāu- in Indo-European roots).]
en·joy′a·ble adj.
en·joy′a·bly adv.
en·joy′er n.
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en•joy•a•ble
(ɛnˈdʒɔɪ ə bəl)adj.
giving or capable of giving enjoyment.
[1635–45]
en•joy′a•ble•ness, n.
en•joy′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | enjoyable - affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read" pleasant - affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" |
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enjoyable
adjective pleasurable, good, great, fine, pleasing, nice, satisfying, lovely, entertaining, pleasant, amusing, delicious, delightful, gratifying, agreeable, delectable, to your liking the most enjoyable part of the holiday
offensive, unpleasant, unsavoury, obnoxious, despicable, displeasing, disagreeable, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, unsatisfying, unenjoyable
offensive, unpleasant, unsavoury, obnoxious, despicable, displeasing, disagreeable, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, unsatisfying, unenjoyable
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enjoyable
adjectiveAffording enjoyment:
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Translations
příjemný
behageligmorsom
nautittava
zabavan
ánægjulegur
楽しい
즐길 수 있는
prijeten
trevlig
ที่สนุกสนาน
thú vị
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
enjoyable
[ɪnˈdʒɔɪəbəl] adj [experience, activity] → agréable; [day, evening] → agréable; [film] → divertissant(e); [book] → agréable à lireCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enjoyable
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
enjoy
(inˈdʒoi) verb1. to find pleasure in. He enjoyed the meal.
2. to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit). he enjoyed good health all his life.
enˈjoyable adjectivean enjoyable book; That was most enjoyable.
enˈjoyment nounthe enjoyment of life.
enjoy oneself to experience pleasure or happiness. She enjoyed herself at the party.
enjoy must be followed by an object: He enjoys reading / We enjoyed ourselves .
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enjoyable
→ مـُمْتِع příjemný behagelig erfreulich απολαυστικός ameno nautittava appréciable zabavan divertente 楽しい 즐길 수 있는 plezierig underholdende przemiły agradável приятный trevlig ที่สนุกสนาน zevkli thú vị 令人愉快的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009