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Enjoyment Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Enjoyment has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the pleasure felt when having a good time

"The children's laughter filled the room, clearly showing their pure enjoyment during the summer picnic."

2

act of receiving pleasure from something

"The child's pure enjoyment was evident as she chased butterflies through the garden."

3

(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

"we were given the use of his boat"

4

The condition of enjoying anything.

"The child's pure enjoyment came from simply watching bubbles float away in the breeze."

In plain English: Enjoyment is the feeling of having fun and getting pleasure from doing something you really like.

"We spent our weekend seeking enjoyment in nature by hiking through the forest."

Example Sentences
"We spent our weekend seeking enjoyment in nature by hiking through the forest." noun
"Reading her favorite book brought great enjoyment to her afternoon." noun
"The party was filled with music and laughter for everyone's enjoyment." noun
"They decided on a restaurant that promised high-quality food for our mutual enjoyment." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pleasure activity legal right
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
joie de vivre gusto fair use fruition

Origin

The word enjoyment comes from combining the verb enjoy with the suffix -ment. It entered English as a straightforward formation to denote the state of taking pleasure or satisfaction in something.

Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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