joie de vivre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of joie de vivre
Literally, “joy of living”
Example Sentences
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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
The result, Madigan says, is a woman with “a certain joie de vivre about her,” who doesn’t care about what others think of her.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
The 15-minute set bursts with joie de vivre, simultaneously soulful and fiery, as the star rattles through jazzy, full-band recreations of her mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025
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
They had a comradeship, free discipline and joie de vivre.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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