"enjoyable" meaning in English

See enjoyable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ.jə.bəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enjoyable.wav [UK] Forms: enjoyable [positive], more enjoyable [comparative], most enjoyable [superlative]
Etymology: enjoy + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|enjoy|able}} enjoy + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is enjoyable is able to give pleasure.
    Sense id: simple-enjoyable-en-adj-OHF3jI3z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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