enjoyment
The condition of enjoying anythingThe condition of enjoying anything.
» The music added to our enjoyment.
Музыка повысила степень нашего наслаждения. — megaton
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4 senses(uncountable)The condition of enjoying anything.
Few activities better the enjoyment of a hearty meal eaten in good company.
Genuss, Vergnügen
наслажде́ниеnaslaždénije, удово́льствиеudovólʹstvije
насоло́даnasolóda, усоло́даusolóda, задово́ленняzadovólennja
(uncountable)An enjoyable state of mind; a feeling of satisfaction or delight from a situation.
I experienced more enjoyment from summer camp than any part of school.
(countable)An activity that gives pleasure.
act of receiving pleasure from something
(countable, uncountable)The exercise of a legal right.
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
Examples
30 sentencesThe music added to our enjoyment.
ruМузыка повысила степень нашего наслаждения. — megaton
Music and art can greatly contribute to the enjoyment of life.
Tom drank his coffee with enjoyment.
Том випив каву з насолодою. — oromashka
I find much enjoyment in fishing.
ruЯ получаю большое удовольствие от рыбалки. — marafon
Jonas doesn’t kill people for enjoyment.
Translations
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Origin
From enjoy + -ment.From enjoy + -ment.
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Forms
plural: enjoyments| Singular | enjoyment |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- act of receiving pleasure from something:delectation
- (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property:use
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.