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How to spell enjoyable

Enjoyable is spelled E-N-J-O-Y-A-B-L-E.

hear iten·joy·a·ble/ɛn'dʒɔɪəbəl/adjectivePrefixes and work

What it means: Providing pleasure or satisfaction.

In a sentence: The birthday party was very enjoyable!

Same family: enjoyed, enjoying, enjoyment, joy, joyful. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Enjoyable” comes from the verb “enjoy,” which entered English from Old French *enjoir*, meaning “to give joy to.” The suffix “-able” was added later to form an adjective meaning “capable of giving joy or pleasure.”

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