enjoyment
noun /ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt/
/ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt/
- [uncountable] the pleasure that you get from something
- He spoiled my enjoyment of the game by talking all through it.
- The rules are there to ensure everyone's safety and enjoyment.
- I get a lot of enjoyment from my grandchildren.
- Do you get any enjoyment out of this type of work?
- enjoyment in (doing) something Children seem to have lost their enjoyment in reading.
Synonyms funfun- pleasure
- (a) good time
- enjoyment
- (a) great time
- fun (rather informal) the feeling of enjoying yourself; activities that you enjoy:
- We had a lot of fun at Sarah’s party.
- Sailing is good/great fun.
- pleasure (rather formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself or being satisfied:
- Reading for pleasure and reading for study are not the same.
- (a) good time (rather informal) a time that you spend enjoying yourself:
- We had a good time in Spain.
- enjoyment (rather formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself:
- I get a lot of enjoyment from music.
- (a) great time (rather informal) a time that you spend enjoying yourself very much:
- We had a really great time together.
- to do something for fun/pleasure/enjoyment
- great fun/pleasure/enjoyment
- to have fun/a good time/a great time
- to get pleasure/enjoyment from something
- to spoil the fun/somebody’s pleasure/somebody’s enjoyment
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2- Food is there to keep you healthy and enhance your enjoyment of life.
- For sheer enjoyment, you can't beat this game.
- Her little grandson has been a source of great enjoyment to her.
- I did this work for my own enjoyment, not for money.
- I play rugby purely for enjoyment.
- I still find enjoyment in the job.
- Mackie was smiling with enjoyment.
- The noise really spoilt her enjoyment in living there.
- The show brought enjoyment to millions of viewers.
- They found real enjoyment just in being together.
- Your enjoyment of the movie depends on being able to overlook the terrible acting.
- I get a lot of enjoyment from gardening.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- real
- …
- derive
- find
- get
- …
- for (somebody’s) enjoyment
- with enjoyment
- enjoyment in
- …
- a source of enjoyment
- for your own (personal) enjoyment
- [countable] something that gives you pleasure
- Children like to share interests and enjoyments with their parents.
- [uncountable] enjoyment of something (formal) the fact of having and using something
- the enjoyment of equal rights