enjoy
/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.09 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Enjoy your holidays! I very much enjoy dancing."
- "I've really enjoyed you and your sister showing me around."
- "And we shall sit at endless feast, Enjoying each the other’s good; What vaster dream can hit the mood Of Love on earth?"
- ""Well, why did you tell me?" said I softly, to enjoy her flutters of amazement , of dismay."
- "It is not a crime to enjoy some bacon or a trout or what have you."
- "Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal."
Etymology
From Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- + joy.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/
- British English: /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/