enviable

adjective

en·​vi·​able ˈen-vē-ə-bəl 

: highly desirable

enviableness noun

enviably

ˈen-vē-ə-blē 

adverb

Examples of enviable in a Sentence

The company is in the enviable position of having no real competitors.

She has an enviable reputation for honesty.

Recent Examples on the Web

The agency’s enviable list of clients currently includes A24, Amazon Studios, Apple TV +, Focus Features, HBO Documentary Films, Hulu, IFC Films, Magnolia, MUBI, Neon, Netflix, PBS, and Searchlight Pictures. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

From the outside looking in, Dakota Fanning — as a household name for roughly two decades and an actor with an enviable list of credits — might seem to exist in the usual celebrity bubble, insulated, as far as possible, from quotidian inconvenience. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Two other returning sophomores (Daylyn Upshaw and Josh Moore), two more transfers (South Carolina’s Vandrevius Jacobs and West Virginia’s Cam Vaughn) and four freshmen (headlined by Somourian Wingo and Milan Parris) gives this room enviable depth. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Natalie’s is tuned to a distant, hierarchical afterlife where God’s love is less of an all-encompassing conception and more of an elusive, enviable prize. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

enviable

adjective

en·​vi·​able ˈen-vē-ə-bəl 

: likely to be the object of envy : highly desirable

enviableness noun

enviably

-blē 

adverb