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enjoyment

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en·joy·ment  (n-joimnt)
n.
1. The act or state of enjoying.
2. Use or possession of something beneficial or pleasurable.
3. Something that gives pleasure: Classical music was her chief enjoyment.
4. Law The exercise of a right.

enjoyment [ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt]
n
1. the act or condition of receiving pleasure from something
2. the use or possession of something that is satisfying or beneficial
3. something that provides joy or satisfaction
4. (Law) the possession or exercise of a legal right
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enjoymentenjoyment - the pleasure felt when having a good time
pleasure, pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"
joie de vivre - a keen enjoyment of living
gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness - vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
2.enjoyment - act of receiving pleasure from something
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
3.enjoyment - (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat"
legal right - a right based in law
fair use - the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties
fruition - enjoyment derived from use or possession
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

enjoyment
Translations
enjoyment [ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt] N
1. (= pleasure) → placer m
he listened with real enjoymentescuchó con verdadero placer
to find enjoyment in sth/in doing sthdisfrutar or gozar de algo/haciendo algo
2. (= possession) [of good health etc] → posesión f, disfrute m
enjoyment [ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt] n
(= pleasure) → plaisir m
enjoyment of life → joie f de vivre
[rights, privileges, benefits] → jouissance f
enjoyment
n
Vergnügen nt, → Spaß m (→ of an +dat); he got a lot of enjoyment from the bookdas Buch machte ihm großen Spaß; she gets a lot of enjoyment from readingLesen macht ihr großen Spaß or bringt ihr viel Freude
(of rights, income, fortune)Genuss m
enjoyment [ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt] npiacere m
to find enjoyment in sth/in doing sth → provare piacere in qc/nel fare qc
enjoyment [ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt] npiacere m
to find enjoyment in sth/in doing sth → provare piacere in qc/nel fare qc


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Thinking it might possibly be in the enjoyment of the elective franchise, he gave it a cordial and earnest grasp.
That I was happy needs hardly be said; the only bar to my perfect enjoyment of those golden days was the presence of Dr.
During his absence we shall be able to chuse our own society, and to have true enjoyment.
 
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