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Word entry · 8 letters

enviable

Best crossword clue

"Worth wishing for"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛn.vi.ə.bl̩/Part of speech adjectiveSorted abeeilnvStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Worthy of admiration or desire.

Word origin

From envy + -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives).

Used in a sentence

  • To superficial observers it might well seem that William [III of England] was, at this time, one of the most enviable of human beings. He was in truth one of the most anxious and unhappy.
  • He [Douglas William Jerrold] had achieved many enviable dramatic successes before this time.
  • As enviable as summer in the Hamptons can be -- stunning weather, beaches, greenery, produce, and yes, people -- autumn is when the east end of Long Island becomes truly magical.

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