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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENJOY'MENT, n. Pleasure; satisfaction; agreeable sensations; fruition.
1. Possession with satisfaction; occupancy of any thing good or desirable; as the enjoyment of an estate; the enjoyment of civil and religious privileges.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the pleasure felt when having a good time
2: act of receiving pleasure from something [syn: enjoyment, 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, enjoyment]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1553 1. a. the action or state of enjoying b. possession and use <the enjoyment of civic rights> 2. something that gives keen satisfaction <the poorest life has its enjoyments and pleasures>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Enjoyment En*joy"ment, n. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Enjoyment is the feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you have when you do or experience something that you like. I apologise if your enjoyment of the movie was spoiled. N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Pleasure, gratification, delight, happiness. 2. Fruition, satisfactory or advantageous or beneficent possession.

Moby Thesaurus

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