en|joy|ment

en|joy|ment
en|joy|ment «ehn JOY muhnt», noun.
1. the act or state of enjoying: »

Enjoyment anticipated is twice enjoyment fulfilled.

2. a thing enjoyed: »

His child's happiness was his chief enjoyment.

3. pleasure; joy; delight: »

Harsh criticism takes the enjoyment out of life.

SYNONYM(S): happiness, felicity. See syn. under pleasure. (Cf. ↑pleasure)
4. a having as an advantage or benefit; possession or use: »

The son now has the enjoyment of his father's car. Laws protect the enjoyment of our rights.


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