joie de vivre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of joie de vivre
Literally, “joy of living”
Example Sentences
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"The money was less than it was the previous year. She just lost her joie de vivre."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Fox is reborn as Eddie Triplett in the book, a charming and erudite book editor who radiates joie de vivre and is among the loves of his stepdaughter Daphne’s life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Organizers sought not only to remind the world that the Olympics were about joie de vivre, but also that the project didn’t need to be a $50 billion boondoggle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
It had been indescribably worse living with contempt, insults and rigid rules as my joie de vivre dulled into depression.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
He brought out her joie de vivre, a passion, an almost infectious laugh.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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