ENJOYING

Definition: ENJOYING

ENJOYING

Personal pronoun & verb & noun

1. Of Enjoy

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "ENJOYING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Physical Pleasure

Adjective: enjoying. Verb: luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, comfortable, cosy, snug, in comfort, at ease.

Pleasure

Happy, blest, blessed, blissful, beatified; happy as a clam at high water, happy as a clam, happy as a king, happy as the day is long; thrice happy, ter quaterque beatus; enjoying; Verb: joyful; (in spirits); hedonic.

Crosswords: ENJOYING

Is that a ten-gallon hat, or are you just enjoying the show (Blazing Saddles; writing credit: Andrew Bergman; Mel Brooks)

You're enjoying it too much (True Grit; writing credit: Charles Portis; Marguerite Roberts)

Are you enjoying your Kep-mok blood ticks, Dr. Lazarus (Galaxy Quest; writing credit: David Howard)

Aren't you enjoying this even one bit (Six Feet Under; writing credit: David Starkey)

Now, I'm sitting in class enjoying a late breakfast when out of all the classrooms in the school, she walks into mine (Can't Hardly Wait; writing credit: Deborah Kaplan; Harry Elfont)

Definition of a teenager? God's punishment for enjoying sex. (references; author: unknown)

Far too many people spend their lives reading the menu instead of enjoying the banquet. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A Celebration of Sex - A Guide to Enjoying God's Gift of Sexual Intimacy (reference)

• Making Peace with Your Past: The Six Essential Steps to Enjoying a Great Future (reference)

• Savoir-Flair: 211 Tips for Enjoying France and the French (reference)

• The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Enjoying Beer (reference)

• Enjoying Wine: The Basics (reference)

• Luther Barnes & the Sunset Jubilaires: Enjoying Jesus - Live (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Enjoying Italian Opera (reference)

• Enjoying Opera with Dale Harris (reference)

• Caught in the Act of Enjoying Ourselves [CUTOUT] (reference)

• Enjoying Jesus [LIVE] (reference)

• Enjoying the Fall (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shepard and Schmitt Enjoying a Light Hearted Moment. Credit: NASA.

Canoers and kayakers enjoying an idyllic early fall afternoon on a quiet tree-lined stretch of the upper Patuxent River. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Kayakers enjoying a quiet day inside of Gig Harbor. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Enjoying the gazebo at the Key West Garden Club gardens at the West Martello, a part of the Civil War era defenses of Key West on the south side of the island. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Enjoying a hotel on Majuro. Credit: Small World.

Part of the crew of the McARTHUR enjoying sight-seeing in Lima. Credit: Small World.

"BLM employee, Pam Schiele, enjoying this event". Credit: Saundra Miles.

Horseback riders enjoying the desert. Credit: Jeanette Davis.

Many people enjoying the Wildwood Recreational Area. Credit: Unknown.

People Enjoying Wildlife. Credit: Bob Savannah.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

And thus we see, that foreigners, by living all their lives under another government, and enjoying the privileges and protection of it, though they are bound, even in conscience, to submit to its administration, as far forth as any denison; yet do not thereby come to be subjects or members of that common- wealth. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

While they were thus comfortably occupied, Mr. Woodhouse was enjoying a full flow of happy regrets and fearful affection with his daughter

While listening to him and enjoying the sound of his voice, he enjoyed at the same time a long pinch of snuff

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The most basic daily routines may be affected — from socializing with friends and enjoying normal and congenial relationships with family members to earning a living and taking care of a home. Faced with a very different life, people need encouragement to remain as active and involved as possible. (references)

If "contact" sports should be avoided because the child's platelet count is low, you will want to see that he avoids them. But if there is no reason not to go skateboarding or participate in sports, denying this may be overprotection on your part at a time when your child should be enjoying normal activities. (references)

Business

Buoyed by world economic recovery and rapidly growing world trade, Germany has been enjoying a cyclical upswing. (references)

Korea is enjoying a steady economic recovery that is leading to new capacity demands for port facilities and equipment. (references)

There are about 150 microbreweries in Japan, with a number of brewers enjoying considerable success in the microbrewery niche market. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kuwait

Further, by tradition three of the country's churches are recognized widely as enjoying full recognition by the Government and are allowed to operate compounds officially designated as churches: The Catholic Church (which includes two separate churches, the Roman Catholic and the Maronite), the Anglican Church, and the National Evangelical Protestant Church of Kuwait. (references)

Germany

Church and state are separate, although historically a special relationship exists between the State and those religious communities that have the status of a "corporation under public law." Religions enjoying this status may request that the Government collect church membership taxes on their behalf for an administrative fee; however, not all religious groups take advantage of this privilege. (references)

Economic History

Haiti

Companies enjoying a tax exemption are required to submit their financial statements annually. (references)

Human Rights

Poland

Provincial courts have a dual responsibility, handling appeals from regional courts while enjoying original jurisdiction for the most serious types of offenses. (references)

Political Economy

GHANA

Ghanaian manufacturers frequently seek stronger protective measures and complain that Ghana's tariff structure places local producers at a competitive disadvantage relative to imports from countries enjoying greater production and marketing economies of scale. (references)

Trade

Malaysia

In addition to the FZ's, Malaysia permits the establishment of licensed manufacturing warehouses, which give companies greater freedom of location while enjoying privileges similar to operating in a FZ. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Chinese 

享用 (Enjoy, Enjoyed). (various references)

Danish

lande,der nyder godt af Commonwealthpraeferencer (countries enjoying Commonwealth preference), lande,der er indroemmet Commonwealth praeferencer (countries enjoying Commonwealth preference). (various references)

Dutch

van een staat deel uitmakend lichaam met immuniteit inzake tenuitvoerlegging (government body enjoying immunity from enforcement), van een staat deel uitmakend lichaam met immuniteit bij vervolging in rechte (government body enjoying immunity from suit), schuldeiser die bijzondere voorrechten heeft (creditor enjoying special rights of preference), landen waarvoor de preferenties van het Gemenebest gelden (countries enjoying Commonwealth preference). (various references)

French

jouissant. (various references)

German

genießend (relishing, savoring). (various references)

Greek 

χώρες που απολαύουν των προτιμήσεων της Kοινοπολιτείας (countries enjoying Commonwealth preference). (various references)

Icelandic

aðnjótandi. (various references)

Italian

ente statale che beneficia di immunità in materia di giurisdizione (government body enjoying immunity from suit), ente statale che beneficia di immunità in materia di esecuzione (government body enjoying immunity from enforcement), paesi che fruiscono delle preferenze del Commonwealth (countries enjoying Commonwealth preference), creditore assistito da privilegi speciali (creditor enjoying special rights of preference). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

納涼 (enjoying the cool evening breeze), 涼み客 (people out enjoying the cool breezes), 涼み (cooling oneself, enjoying the cool air), 偕楽 (enjoying oneself with others), 客受け (enjoying popularity among the customers), 合歓 (enjoying pleasure together, silk tree). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

すずみきゃく (people out enjoying the cool breezes), すずみ (cooling oneself, enjoying the cool air), きゃくうけ (enjoying popularity among the customers), かいらく (enjoying oneself with others, pleasure), ごうかん (-building number, enjoying pleasure together, rape, violation). (various references)

Korean 

유열. (various references)

Pig Latin

enjoyingay.(various references)

Portuguese

gozando. (various references)

Spanish

países beneficiarios de las preferencias de la Commonwealth (countries enjoying Commonwealth preference). (various references)

Swedish

uppskattande (appreciative, appreciatively). (various references)

usura. (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "ENJOYING": reenjoying. (additional references)

Misspellings

"ENJOYING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enoying. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: enjoin, joying.

-3 letters: enjoy, eying, ginny, jenny, jingo, yogin.

-4 letters: gien, gone, jeon, jinn, joey, join, neon, nine, none, yogi, yoni.

-5 letters: ego, eng, eon, gen, gey, gie, gin, goy, inn, ion, jig, jin, joe, jog, joy, nog, one, yen, yin, yon.

+2 letters: journeying, reenjoying.