joie de vivre

---

Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˌʒwɑ də ˈvivɹə/
• (RP) IPA: /ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvɹə/

Noun

joie de vivre (uncountable)

1. Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life.

Related terms

• bon vivant

Translations

• French: joie de vivre
• German: Lebensfreude, Lebenslust
• Italian: gioia di vivere
• Portuguese: alegria de viver
• Russian: жизнера́достность
• Spanish: alegría de vivir

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