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Enjoyable Common

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Enjoyable has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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"

2

Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.

"The sunny afternoon spent walking along the beach was truly enjoyable."

In plain English: Something that is enjoyable gives you pleasure and makes having fun easy.

"The sunny day made our picnic very enjoyable."

Example Sentences
"The sunny day made our picnic very enjoyable." adj
"The movie was an enjoyable evening for the whole family." adj
"Playing catch in the park is always an enjoyable activity." adj
"She found the new book to be an enjoyable read from start to finish." adj
Related Terms

Origin

The word enjoyable comes from combining the verb enjoy with the suffix -able to mean something that can be enjoyed. It entered English as a direct formation of these existing parts rather than being borrowed from another language.

Rhyming Words
ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable
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