enjoyable English · revision 15010

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.ə.bəl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[enjoy]] and [[-able]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Capable of being enjoyed: 1645 in the OED, the 1640s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Giving pleasure, delightful, is from 1744.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1645 – capable of being enjoyed.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1744 – delightful.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Giving pleasure or enjoyment: ''an enjoyable afternoon''.^(MWU 2024)^(COED 2004)

+ # Capable of being enjoyed.^(MWU 2024)^(Chambers 2008)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[enjoyableness]]

+ * [[enjoyably]]

+ * [[unenjoyable]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[enjoy]]

+ * [[joy]]

+ * [[enjoyment]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}