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ENJOYMENT

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• ENJOYMENT (noun)
The noun ENJOYMENT has 3 senses:

1. the pleasure felt when having a good time
2. act of receiving pleasure from something
3. (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

Familiarity information: ENJOYMENT used as a noun is uncommon.

• ENJOYMENT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The pleasure felt when having a good time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("enjoyment" is a kind of...):

pleasance; pleasure (a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enjoyment"):

joie de vivre (a keen enjoyment of living)

gusto; relish; zest; zestfulness (vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Act of receiving pleasure from something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

delectation; enjoyment

Hypernyms ("enjoyment" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

enjoyment; use

Context example:

we were given the use of his boat

Hypernyms ("enjoyment" is a kind of...):

legal right (a right based in law)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enjoyment"):

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)

"Money talks, bullshit walks."
(English proverb)
"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Walk beside me that we may be as one."
(Native American proverb, Ute)
"The greatest poorness is the lack of brains."
(Arabic proverb)
"Those who had some shame are dead."
(Egyptian proverb)

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Definition of pleasance
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Pronunciation of pleasure
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