enjoyment

enjoyment
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The result of obtaining one's deSire]
Syn. satisfaction, pleasure, delight, happiness; see pleasure 1 , satisfaction 2 .
2. [The act of fulfilling one's deSire]
Syn. satisfaction, gratification, enjoying, rejoicing, delighting, triumph, appreciation, spending, having, using, occupation, use, possession, benefit, fun, diversion, entertainment, amusement, pleasure, luxury, sensuality, indulgence, self-indulgence, self-gratification, voluptuousness, hedonism.
Ant. abstinence*, refusal, rejection.
See Synonym Study at pleasure .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
pleasure, delight, fun, amusement, relish, happiness, entertainment, gratification, satisfaction, *laughs, diversion, gusto, recreation, delectation.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of responding pleasurably to something: delectation, pleasure. See PAIN. 2. A feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desired: delectation, delight, joy, pleasure. See HAPPY, LIKE.

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