enjoyable

  • 1Enjoyable — En*joy a*ble, a. Capable of being enjoyed or of giving joy; yielding enjoyment. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2enjoyable — index desirable (pleasing), palatable, preferable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3enjoyable — 1640s, “capable of being enjoyed,” from ENJOY (Cf. enjoy) + ABLE (Cf. able). Meaning “affording pleasure” is from 1744. Related: Enjoyably; enjoyableness …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4enjoyable — [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

  • 5enjoyable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ giving delight or pleasure. DERIVATIVES enjoyability noun enjoyably adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6enjoyable — [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

  • 7enjoyable — 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

  • 8enjoyable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ I always try to make my lessons enjoyable. ▪ …

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  • 9enjoyable — 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

  • 10enjoyable — 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