enjoyable

enjoyable
enjoyableness, n.enjoyably, adv.
/en joy"euh beuhl/, adj.
giving or capable of giving joy or pleasure: a very enjoyable film.
[1635-45; ENJOY + -ABLE]
Syn. pleasant, agreeable, delightful, satisfying.
Ant. boring, unpleasant; hateful, detestable, loathsome.

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