enjoy

en·joy

verb \in-ˈjȯi, en-\

Definition of ENJOY

intransitive verb

: to have a good time

transitive verb

1

: to have for one's use, benefit, or lot : experience <enjoyed great success>

2

: to take pleasure or satisfaction in

— en·joy·able \-ə-bəl\ adjective

— en·joy·able·ness noun

— en·joy·ably \-blē\ adverb

— en·joy·er noun

— enjoy oneself

: to have a good time

Examples of ENJOY

1. Relax and enjoy the view.
2. He always enjoys a good laugh.
3. No one enjoys being teased.
4. She enjoyed great success in her new business.
5. The show enjoyed a brief surge of popularity.
6. They enjoyed a large income from their investments.

Origin of ENJOY

Middle English enjoien, from Anglo-French enjoir, enjoier to gladden, enjoy, from en- + joie joy

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ENJOY

Synonyms

adore, delight (in), dig, fancy, get off (on), groove (on), like, love, rejoice (in), relish, revel (in), savor (also savour), be partial to, get a kick (or charge) out of, go for, have a soft spot for, take to

Antonyms

lack, want

Related Words

admire, appreciate, cherish, revere, venerate, worship; prize, treasure, value; devour, drink (in), eat (up), feast (on); dote (on), idolize; cotton (to), favor, prefer; indulge (in), luxuriate (in), wallow (in)

Near Antonyms

abhor, abominate, detest, dislike, hate, loathe; condemn, despise, scorn

Rhymes with ENJOY

ahoy, alloy, annoy, bad boy, ball boy, batboy, B-boy, beachboy, bellboy, bell buoy, best boy, big boy, bok choy, borzoi, boy toy, busboy, callboy, carboy, charpoy, choirboy, convoy, cowboy, decoy, deploy, destroy, doughboy, employ, envoy, flyboy, footboy, Hanoi, hautbois, highboy, homeboy, houseboy, killjoy, Khoikhoi, life buoy, linkboy, lowboy, McCoy, newsboy, old boy, page boy, playboy, plowboy, po'boy, postboy, potboy, Quemoy, Rob Roy, Saint Croix, Savoy, schoolboy, sepoy, stock boy, tallboy, tatsoi, teapoy, Tolstoy, tomboy, travois, viceroy