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Synonyms for enjoyment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-joi-muhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdʒɔɪ mənt

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Définition of enjoyment

Origin :
  • 1550s, from enjoy + -ment.
  • noun delight in something
  • noun possession; use of
Example sentences :
  • As for the child, he gave himself wholly to the enjoyment of a stick of candy.
  • Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Money means to the traveller not only health, enjoyment, comfort, but knowledge.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Beyond this she had little time for enjoyment, for she had so much work to do.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Weary Willie was the only man of them all who appeared to find any enjoyment in the situation.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • The revulsion accentuated her enjoyment of the picturesque aspects of the scene.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • I know I take all in the way of enjoyment that I can put my two hands on.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • "Yes," Graham nodded, smiling with enjoyment of his little joke.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • As much to her own enjoyment as to his dismay, she covered it with a corner of her shawl as she took it.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • His enjoyment of this day was complete: he not only admired, but was admired.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Then laughter arose and a tempest of bravos, quite a tumult of enjoyment.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

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