enjoyment

enjoyment
Synonyms and related words:
advantage, amusement, animal pleasure, benefit, bodily pleasure, carnal delight, comfort, content, contentment, coziness, creature comforts, delectation, delight, diversion, divertisement, divertissement, ease, endpleasure, entertainment, euphoria, exercise, forepleasure, fruition, fun, gratification, great satisfaction, gusto, hearty enjoyment, indulgence, intellectual pleasure, joie de vivre, joy, keen pleasure, kicks, luxury, mirth, passe-temps, pastime, physical pleasure, pleasure, possession, quiet pleasure, recreation, regalement, relaxation, relish, satisfaction, savor, self-gratification, self-indulgence, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure, sexual pleasure, solace, sweetness of life, titillation, use, utilization, voluptuousness, well-being, zest

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  • enjoyment — en·joy·ment n: personal benefit, use, or possession (as of rights or property) widows and widowers were relegated to lifetime enjoyment of the marital estates W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.; specif: the receipt of the fruits or profits of property… …   Law dictionary

  • Enjoyment — En*joy ment, n. 1. The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of anything; possession and use; as, the enjoyment of an estate. [1913 Webster] 2. That which gives pleasure or keen satisfaction.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enjoyment — [n1] delight in something amusement, delectation, diversion, enjoying, entertainment, fruition, fun, gladness, gratification, gusto, happiness, hedonism, indulgence, joy, loving, luxury, pleasure, recreation, rejoicing, relaxation, relish,… …   New thesaurus

  • enjoyment — 1550s, from ENJOY (Cf. enjoy) + MENT (Cf. ment) …   Etymology dictionary

  • enjoyment — delight, *pleasure, joy, delectation, fruition Analogous words: delighting, rejoicing, gratifying, regaling, gladdening, pleasing (see PLEASE): *happiness, felicity, bliss, beatitude: zest, relish, gusto, *taste Antonyms: abhorrence Contrasted… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • enjoyment — [en joi′mənt, injoi′mənt] n. 1. the act or state of enjoying; specif., a) the possession, use, or benefit of something b) a pleasurable experiencing of something 2. something enjoyed 3. pleasure; gratification; joy SYN. PLEASURE …   English World dictionary

  • enjoyment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, real ▪ full, maximum ▪ A large income is not necessary for the full enjoyment of life. ▪ pure …   Collocations dictionary

  • enjoyment */ — UK [ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt] / US noun Word forms enjoyment : singular enjoyment plural enjoyments 1) a) [uncountable] pleasure that you get from an activity or experience get enjoyment from something: He doesn t get any real enjoyment from dancing. Lisa ate …   English dictionary

  • enjoyment — n. 1) to give, provide enjoyment 2) to derive enjoyment from 3) full, great enjoyment * * * [ɪn dʒɔɪmənt] great enjoyment provide enjoyment full to derive enjoyment from to give …   Combinatory dictionary

  • enjoyment — en|joy|ment [ ın dʒɔımənt ] noun * 1. ) uncount pleasure that you get from an activity or experience: He doesn t get any real enjoyment from dancing. Lisa ate the cake with obvious enjoyment. their enjoyment of life a ) count something you enjoy… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • enjoyment — /en joy meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of enjoying. 2. the possession, use, or occupancy of anything with satisfaction or pleasure: to have the enjoyment of a large income. 3. a particular form or source of pleasure: Hunting is his greatest enjoyment. 4 …   Universalium

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