From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of anything; possession and use; as, the enjoyment of an estate.
2. That which gives pleasure or keen satisfaction.
The hope of everlasting enjoyments. --Glanvill.
Syn: Pleasure; satisfaction; gratification; fruition; happiness; felicity; delight.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the pleasure felt when having a good time
2: act of receiving pleasure from something [syn: {delectation}]
3: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" [syn: {use}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "enjoyment": advantage, amusement, animal pleasure, benefit, bodily pleasure, carnal delight, comfort, content, contentment, coziness, creature comforts, delectation, delight, diversion, divertisement, divertissement, ease, endpleasure, entertainment, euphoria, exercise, forepleasure, fruition, fun, gratification, great satisfaction, gusto, hearty enjoyment, indulgence, intellectual pleasure, joie de vivre, joy, keen pleasure, kicks, luxury, mirth, passe-temps, pastime, physical pleasure, pleasure, possession, quiet pleasure, recreation, regalement, relaxation, relish, satisfaction, savor, self-gratification, self-indulgence, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure, sexual pleasure, solace, sweetness of life, titillation, use, utilization, voluptuousness, well-being, zest
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