joie de vivre

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joie de vivre

  • /ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)/ US
  • /ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvɹə/ UK

Rhymes with -iːvɹə

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Borrowed from French joie de vivre (literally “joy of living”).

noun

  1. uncountable Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life. 2 LF (young 38 & 47 friends only) without lovers seeking similar for fun weekend in P'Town. Enjoy good food, dancing and joie de vivre.

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noun enjoyment of living, zest for life

Españolalegría de vivir
日本語生きる歓び ikiru yorokobi
中文生活情趣 shēnghuó qíngqù, 生活樂趣 /生活乐趣 shēnghuó lèqù
हिन्दीजीने की ख़ुशी jīne kī xuśī
Portuguêsalegria de viver
Françaisjoie de vivre
DeutschLebensfreude, Lebenslust
Italianogioia di vivere
Românăbucurie de a trăi
Русскийжизнера́достность žiznerádostnostʹ
Tiếng Việtniềm vui sống

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@misc{joie_de_vivre_2026,
  title = {joie de vivre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joie%20de%20vivre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}