- enjoyable
- adjective see enjoy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
enjoyable
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Enjoyable — En*joy a*ble, a. Capable of being enjoyed or of giving joy; yielding enjoyment. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enjoyable — index desirable (pleasing), palatable, preferable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
enjoyable — 1640s, “capable of being enjoyed,” from ENJOY (Cf. enjoy) + ABLE (Cf. able). Meaning “affording pleasure” is from 1744. Related: Enjoyably; enjoyableness … Etymology dictionary
enjoyable — [adj] pleasing; to one’s liking agreeable, amusing, clear sailing*, delectable, delicious, delightful, entertaining, fun, genial, gratifying, groovy*, just for grins*, just for kicks*, just for laughs*, just for the heck of it*, likable, lots of… … New thesaurus
enjoyable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ giving delight or pleasure. DERIVATIVES enjoyability noun enjoyably adverb … English terms dictionary
enjoyable — [en joi′ə bəl, in joi′ə bəl] adj. giving or capable of giving enjoyment; pleasurable SYN. PLEASANT enjoyableness n. enjoyably adv … English World dictionary
enjoyable — adj. 1) highly enjoyable 2) enjoyable to + inf. (it is enjoyable to swim in the ocean) * * * [ɪn dʒɔɪəb(ə)l] highly enjoyable enjoyable to + inf. (it is enjoyable to swim in the ocean) … Combinatory dictionary
enjoyable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ I always try to make my lessons enjoyable. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
enjoyable — en|joy|a|ble S3 [ınˈdʒɔıəbəl] adj something enjoyable gives you pleasure ▪ Games can make learning more enjoyable. ▪ an enjoyable experience >enjoyably adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
enjoyable — en|joy|a|ble [ ın dʒɔıəbl ] adjective * something that is enjoyable gives you pleasure: We spent an enjoyable evening talking about old times. Most students find the course very enjoyable. ╾ en|joy|a|bly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
enjoyable — [[t]ɪnʤɔ͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is enjoyable gives you pleasure. It was much more enjoyable than I had expected. ...the most enjoyable activity they did. Derived words: enjoyably ADV GRADED ADV adj, ADV with v ...an enjoyably… … English dictionary
