What is the Latin word for enjoyment?

The usual Latin words for “enjoyment” are dēlectātiō, oblectātiō, voluptās; also suāvitās, fruor, dēlectāmentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“enjoyment” in Latin

dēlectātiōdelight, pleasure, amusement oblectātiōdelight, amusement, diversion voluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction; joy, charmer suāvitāssweetness (of taste); melodiousness, tunefulness (of sound); attractiveness (of appearance); pleasantness, agreeableness fruorto enjoy; to derive pleasure from; to engage (in)dēlectāmentumdelight; amusement, pastime oblectāmentuma source of delight, pleasure, amusement

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

enjoyment

delectatio: oblectatio (delight): voluptas (pleasure; opposed to dolor; denotes a higher degree of positive pleasure than delectatio): suavitas (the sweetness that makes anything a source of enjoyment to us): fructus (the profit; and then the consequent pleasure): delectamentum: oblectamentum (a thing or occupation that delights us; e.g., puerorum delectamenta or oblectamenta). Sensual enjoyment, voluptas corporis: mental enjoyment, voluptas animi: the enjoyments of life, vitae jucunditates: to derive enjoyment from anything, voluptatem capere or percipere ex re (not derivare; Vid: ENJOY). I have no enjoyment in this, hoc nihil ad me pertinet (does not affect me); hoc me non delectat. I derived great enjoyment from your letter, me litterae tuae admodum delectaverunt (Cic.). To be in the enjoyment of anything, habere aliquid; uti aliqua re: he is in the enjoyment of good health, prospera valetudine or prosperitate valetudinis utitur: he is in the enjoyment of a sufficient or tolerable fortune, *habet, unde commode vivat; or simply rem habere (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for enjoyment?: The usual Latin words for “enjoyment” are dēlectātiō, oblectātiō, voluptās; also suāvitās, fruor, dēlectāmentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.