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Grammar : Noun

Spell : en-joi-muhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdʒɔɪ mənt

Definition 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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