enjoyable

«enjoyable» in Mova's school dictionary: giving you pleasure; fun or nice to do, see or have — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (enjoyable, more enjoyable, most enjoyable)

meaning for a pupil

Enjoyable means giving you pleasure; fun or nice to do, see or have. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school writing it is a useful word for reviews and recounts («an enjoyable trip»); in everyday life people describe meals, games, films and days out as enjoyable. Phrases: «an enjoyable day», «make it more enjoyable», «thoroughly enjoyable».

examples

• We had an enjoyable day at the zoo. tree →
• The book was very enjoyable. tree →
• Music makes the long drive more enjoyable. tree →
• Was the party enjoyable? tree →
• Playing together is more enjoyable than arguing. tree →
• The school trip was thoroughly enjoyable. tree →
• Learning can be enjoyable when you are curious. tree →
• ‘Ah, here you are again!’ said the Mouse; ‘you must certainly have had an enjoyable day.’ tree →

note

Formed from «enjoy» + «-able». Starts with a vowel sound: «an enjoyable film». Adverb: «enjoyably». Similar words: «fun», «pleasant», «delightful».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «enjoyable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.