enviable

1. 1.

   causing envy

   “an enviable position”

   Similardesirable

Questions about enviable

What does enviable mean?

enviable means "causing envy".

How many syllables are in enviable?

enviable has 4 syllables: en-vi-a-ble. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛnviəbəl/.

Is enviable a common word?

enviable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.