joie de vivre
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French joie de vivre (literally “joy of living”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvɹə/
- Rhymes: -iːvɹə
Noun
[edit]joie de vivre (uncountable)
- 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.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]enjoyment of living, zest for life
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]joie de vivre f (uncountable)
- 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.
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