enjoyment
/ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/en-JOY-muhnt
/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪmənt/en-JOY-muhnt
Meaningthe act of taking pleasure
Common meaning: pleasure gained from something
- enin, into
- joyto be gladLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 802 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘in, into’ + ‘to be glad’ → enjoyment
Journey through time
- Latingaudeō, gāvīsus‘to be glad’
- Frenchand
- Englishenjoy‘to take pleasure in’
- Englishformed in English from enjoyenjoyment‘pleasure gained from something’ · today
Sources & notes
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 + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ENJOY, p.191 · scan
Roots
- gaudeō, gāvīsus Latin “to be glad”
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