Etymology

jouissance

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Today it means: Enjoyment, delight, pleasure. Full definition →

Middle French jouissance
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  1. Middle French · derived fromjouissance
  2. English todayjouissance

From Middle French jouissance, from jouir (“to enjoy”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.