ENJOY
What does "ENJOY" mean?
To take pleasure or delight in something.
Meanings
- To get pleasure or satisfaction from something. She enjoys long walks after dinner.
- To have the benefit or use of something good (often a right or advantage). The region enjoys a mild climate year-round. formal
- To have a good time (reflexive: enjoy oneself). Go on, enjoy yourself - you've earned it.
Word origin
From Old French 'enjoir' / 'enjoier', from 'en-' (in) plus 'joir' (to rejoice), from Latin 'gaudere' (to rejoice); the same root for joy gives 'joy' and 'rejoice'.
Remember it
ENJOY = 'en-' + 'JOY': to be IN joy is to enjoy.
A little poem
The meal goes cold the moment it's adored-
to enjoy is to taste before you hoard.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is 'enjoy' an honest word? Because it wears its meaning on its sleeve - step inside the 'joy' and you've already done it.
What it teaches
To enjoy is to be present in the joy, not to bank it: pleasure delayed too long simply spoils.
Quick facts
What does ENJOY mean?
To take pleasure or delight in something.
Is ENJOY a valid word?
Yes — ENJOY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ENJOY?
ENJOY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ENJOY come from?
From Old French 'enjoir' / 'enjoier', from 'en-' (in) plus 'joir' (to rejoice), from Latin 'gaudere' (to rejoice); the same root for joy gives 'joy' and 'rejoice'.
What can ENJOY teach us?
To enjoy is to be present in the joy, not to bank it: pleasure delayed too long simply spoils.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.