Enjoyment

//ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪmənt// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of enjoying anything. uncountable

    "Few activities better the enjoyment of a hearty meal eaten in good company."

  2. 2
    act of receiving pleasure from something wordnet
  3. 3
    An enjoyable state of mind. uncountable

    "All acts suppose certain dispositions, and habits of mind and heart, which may be in themselves states of enjoyment or of wretchedness, and which must be fruitful in other consequences besides those particular acts."

  4. 4
    (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property wordnet
  5. 5
    An activity that gives pleasure. countable

    "Is it, haply, an idle occupation, or is the time ill-spent that is spent in roaming the world in quest, not of its enjoyments, but of those arduous toils whereby the good mount upwards to the abodes of everlasting life?"

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  1. 6
    the pleasure felt when having a good time wordnet
  2. 7
    The exercise of a legal right. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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delightpleasureuseadvantageamusementanimal pleasure

Example

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"The music added to our enjoyment."

Etymology

From enjoy + -ment.

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