joie de vivre

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvɹə/
• Rhymes: -iːvɹə

joie de vivre (uncountable)

1. Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life.
   • 1984 April 21, “P'Town for Memorial Day (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, page 18:

     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.

• bon vivant

• IPA^(key): /ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ/

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joie de vivre f (uncountable)

1. joie de vivre, zest for life

   Antonym: mal de vivre

   respirer la joie de vivre ― to breathe the joy of life

   • 2005, Gilles Asselin, Ruth Mastron, with Marianne Seïte-Karner (translator), Français-Américains: ces différences qui nous rapprochent, Alban Editions, page 304:

     Apprenez à apprécier la joie de vivre française.

     Learn to appreciate the French joie de vivre.

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

joie de vivre

1. joie de vivre, zest for life

• “joie de vivre” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.