joie de vivre

Noun

Meaning

a keen enjoyment of living

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bliss felicity glee jollity joviality pleasure ease animation happiness enthusiasm satisfaction joy delight amusement enjoyment
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Antonyms

depression heartache aggravation anxiety anger upset
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Hypernyms

enjoyment

Related terms

bon vivant

Examples

Life has been some combination of fairy-tale coincidence and joie de vivre and shocks of beauty together with some hurtful self-questioning. Sylvia Plath

Celebrations and gatherings Cajuns, along with other Cajun Country residents, have a reputation for a joie de vivre (French for "joy of living"), in which hard work is appreciated as much as "passing a good time". Source: Internet

Below are just a few photos I share with you from our whirlwind wedding weekend – stunningly elegant, surreal… full of love and joie de vivre, much like my dear friends who just got hitched! Source: Internet

Generation after generation have been exposed to their uniqueness, their joie de vivre, their passion and so much more. Source: Internet

I have been disillusioned by being gluten-free, and you just put some joie de vivre back in my kitchen! Source: Internet

Few cites are so confident in their expertise in good living-and as travelers, we get to share in that uniquely Parisian joie de vivre. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Joice Joicey Joie Joigny joik joiker