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enjoyments

[en-joi-muhnt] Origin

en·joy·ment

[en-joi-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act of enjoying.
2.
the possession, use, or occupancy of anything with satisfaction or pleasure: to have the enjoyment of a large income.
3.
a particular form or source of pleasure: Hunting is his greatest enjoyment.
4.
Law. the exercise of a right: the enjoyment of an estate.

Origin:
1545–55; enjoy + -ment

pre·en·joy·ment, noun
re·en·joy·ment, noun
self-en·joy·ment, noun


2. delight, gratification. See pleasure.

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enjoyment
1550s, from enjoy + -ment.
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