enviable

adjective

en·​vi·​able ˈen-vē-ə-bəl How to pronounce enviable (audio)
Synonyms of enviablenext
: highly desirable
enviableness noun
enviably 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.
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Jack Pyburn, Edge, LSU Pyburn is another edge rusher with minimal production and enviable size. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Industry associations frame the career as one with enviable job security, given the ever-increasing need for nurses that supersedes economic downturns. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 If the promise of smashing ratings records wasn’t sufficient to make the World Cup rights-holders giddy, the massive uptick in available inventory puts Fox and Telemundo on enviable footing. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026 No one had been in or out of the house for decades — despite an address on one of the city’s most enviable blocks, where the view out the back looks over the promenade toward lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enviable

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of enviable was in 1602

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“Enviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enviable. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

enviable

adjective
en·​vi·​able ˈen-vē-ə-bəl How to pronounce enviable (audio)
: likely to be the object of envy : highly desirable
enviableness noun
enviably adverb

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