1. enjoy
verb. ['ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ'] derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in.
Synonyms
- savor
- like
- feast one's eyes
- bask
- relish
- devour
Antonyms
- uselessness
- inutility
- supply
- refrain
Etymology
- enjoir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- gaudere (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Enjoy
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- bolshoi
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- elroy
- dejoy
- decoy
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- alroy
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Example sentences of the word enjoy
1. Verb, base form
Visitors can swim and enjoy a picnic at the public park there.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
They also enjoy the blood of raccoons and possums.
Quotes containing the word enjoy
1. If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
- Oscar Wilde
2. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
- Marthe Troly-Curtin, Phrynette Married
3. Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.
- Marilyn Monroe
2. enjoy
verb. ['ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ'] have benefit from.
Synonyms
- utilize
- employ
- utilise
- apply
Antonyms
- inactivity
- abstain
- nonfunctional
- functional
Etymology
- enjoir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- gaudere (Latin)
3. enjoy
verb. ['ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ'] get pleasure from.
Synonyms
- love
- like
Antonyms
- divest
- overspend
- disapprove
Etymology
- enjoir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- gaudere (Latin)
4. enjoy
verb. ['ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ'] have for one's benefit.
Synonyms
- go through
- experience
Antonyms
- different
- unlike
- unalike
Etymology
- enjoir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- gaudere (Latin)
5. enjoy
verb. ['ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ'] take delight in.
Synonyms
- have a good time
- wallow
- use
- revel
- live it up
- have a ball
- expend
Antonyms
- disenchant
- displease
- pain
- stand still
Etymology
- enjoir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- gaudere (Latin)