Definition of ENJOY

enjoy

Meanings

Verb

  • derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
  • have benefit from
    • "enjoy privileges"
  • get pleasure from
  • have for one's benefit
    • "The industry enjoyed a boom"
  • take delight in
  • To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
  • To have the use or benefit of something.
  • To be satisfied or receive pleasure.
  • To have sexual intercourse with.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- + joy.

Synonyms

appreciate, bask, coitize, copulate with, delight, delight in, feast, go to bed with, love, pleasure, rejoice, rejoice in, relish, revel, savor, savour, sleep with

Antonyms

suffer

Scrabble Score: 15

enjoy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
enjoy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enjoy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

enjoy is a valid Words With Friends word