enjoyable
/ˌenˈdʒɔɪəbəl/en-JOY-uh-buhl
/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪəbəl/en-JOY-uh-buhl
Meaningable to be enjoyed
Common meaning: able to be enjoyed (inferred)
- enin, into
- joyto be gladLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 802 · scan
- ableable to be
‘in, into’ + ‘to be glad’ → enjoyable
Journey through time
- Latingaudeō, gāvīsus‘to be glad’
- Frenchand
- Englishenjoy‘to take pleasure in’
- Englishformed in English from enjoyenjoyable‘able to be enjoyed (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: able to be enjoyed. It can be inferred from any of: enjoy.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from enjoy + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- gaudeō, gāvīsus Latin “to be glad”
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