enjoyment

Noun

Meaning

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.

That which gives pleasure or keen satisfaction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

felicity pleasure happiness satisfaction delight fruition gratification delectation bliss beatitude glee pleasance use play interest

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Antonyms

huff crucible bane work need problem

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Hypernyms

pleasance activity pleasure legal right

Hyponyms

fruition relish zest gusto fair use joie de vivre

Phrases with the word

derriere enjoyment sexual enjoyment covenant for quiet enjoyment enjoyment of reading enjoyment among mishap and finds its enjoyment in consulting the feelings and happiness ofothers

Examples

Enjoyment of communication is the main sign of friendship. Aristotle

Let no man's place, or dignity, or riches, puff him up; and let no man's low condition or poverty abase him. For the chief points are faith towards God, hope towards Christ, the enjoyment of those good things for which we look, and love towards God and our neighbor. Ignatius of Antioch

You seem to have great possessions! How else can this be, but that you have preferred your own enjoyment to the consolation of the many? For the more you abound in wealth, the more you lack in love. Basil of Caesarea

The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. (City of God, Book 19) Augustine of Hippo

A good thing is esteemed more in its absence than in its enjoyment. Latin Proverb

We learn the value of things more in their loss than in their enjoyment. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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