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joie de vivre

[ zhwaduh vee-vruh ]

noun

, French.
  1. a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living.


joie de vivre

/ ʒwa də vivrə /

noun

  1. joy of living; enjoyment of life; ebullience


joie de vivre

  1. A love of life. From French, meaning “joy of living.”


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Word History and Origins

Origin of joie de vivre1

Literally, “joy of living”

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Example Sentences

Libyans are by and large charming, charismatic, humorous people with a Mediterranean joie de vivre.

BUT the Golden Globes and the Spirit Awards do seem to move faster and offer a bit more joie de vivre.

The league needs more stars who not only are exquisite athletes but cherish the game and play with joie de vivre.

She was Danish by birth, and the Danes, unlike the Norwegians, have a large supply of good spirits and the joie de vivre.

Delancey is overflowing with joie de vivre, with curiosity, with a certainty of imminent adventure.

Yet the full gusto of a rich joie de vivre palpitates in this incessant cerebration.

The theory of an innate joie de vivre, a system highly if not over-charged with vitality, supplies but half the answer.

Bright faces and gay songs manifest that physical joie de vivre of which Northern nations know so little.

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