Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enjoyable

/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
en-joy-able
IPA
/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English enjoy Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enjoyable From enjoy + -able.

Inflected Forms

more enjoyable (comparative) most enjoyable (superlative)

Derived Forms

enjoyability enjoyableness enjoyably unenjoyable

Synonyms

beautiful glorious gratifying pleasurable

Rhymes With

deployable employable unemployable

Questions

How do you pronounce enjoyable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/.
What does enjoyable mean?
Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
Where does enjoyable come from?
Etymology tree English enjoy Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enjoyable From enjoy + -able.

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